Letter on extremists

Dear Editor
I fully support what President Nasheed said in recent interviews to CNN-India regarding the Maldivians in Pakistan recruited to Jihaad.
We have spent nearly three decades without proper knowledge of what the majority of our students are doing in Pakistan. What the past government knew was hundreds of students leaving to Pakistan for free education in Islamic Madrassas. Who knew what they were doing in those Madrassass? Who was monitoring on what they were studying?
The government turned a blind eye to what those students were doing. I am not saying that all those who study in Pakistan are Jihaadheens, there are number of students who come out from Pakistani universities and institutes who are now in service in our nation building.
Today, when government began to speak about it, people started pointing fingers at the current regime. The aim of the current regime is to reverse such wrongdoings. The end results of such critical issues kept in a vacuum would be more damaging. It’s time to speak about it now and bring our children on to a safe ground. Speaking about those issues doesn’t meant that Maldives will be labelled as terrorist country.
Even the Pakistani government would think about not giving further opportunities to our students from such Madrassas in Pakistan which would eventually stop our students going into gun points. The central reason why those Maldivians joined (if any) in terrorist organizations abroad was due to the failed former regime that turned a blind eye to those innocent Maldivians.
I pray Allah to save our country from such terrorist mindsets.
Regards,
Anonymous

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