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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Philippines Mandates Moderate Muslim Curriculum
Reuters reports today that the Philippines government and some members of the Muslim community are taking steps to prevent Islamic militants from influencing young Muslims. The education department has introduced a new curriculum offering Arabic and Islamic studies to state schools in Muslim-dominated areas outside the southern island of Mindanao. Some 3 million Muslims live on Mindanao. Also nearly 1,000 privately-run madrasas around the country funded by communities or by donations from abroad are now required by the government to adopt a moderate curriculum for Islamic studies.