Photos: Pakistan Religious Schools in Spotlight

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7 March 2015 13:15 WIB

In this Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 photo, internally displaced Pakistani children from tribal areas attend madrassa, or Islamic school, set up in a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Theres no exact number of madrassas in Pakistan but estimates put the number in the tens of thousands. They provide food, housing and a religious education to students from around the country. Many teach both male and female students. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

6 Maret 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 photo, Afghan refugees and internally displaced Pakistani children from tribal areas gather in a mosque which is under construction to attend madrassa, or Islamic school, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Theres no exact number of madrassas in Pakistan but estimates put the number in the tens of thousands. They provide food, housing and a religious education to students from around the country. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

6 Maret 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, photo, a Pakistani student of a madrassa, or Islamic school, sits on a spot of light as he is wrapped in a shawl to warm himself while reading verses of the Quran prior to a class at a seminary in Islamabad, Pakistan. Theres no exact number of madrassas in Pakistan but estimates put the number in the tens of thousands. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

6 Maret 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, photo, a boy washes himself before joining other internally displaced Pakistani children from tribal areas attending madrassa, or Islamic school, set up in a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Theres no exact number of madrassas in Pakistan but estimates put the number in the tens of thousands. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

6 Maret 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 photo, shoes of students of a madrassa, or Islamic school, are placed at the entrance of a classroom in a seminary on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Theres no exact number of madrassas in Pakistan but estimates put the number in the tens of thousands. They provide food, housing and a religious education to students from around the country. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

6 Maret 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 photo, a Pakistani student of a madrassa, or Islamic school, splashes water on the ground while he and others clean the seminary dorms on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Theres no exact number of madrassas in Pakistan but estimates put the number in the tens of thousands. They provide food, housing and a religious education to students from around the country. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

6 Maret 2015 00:00 WIB