Hi Anis 

I understand the need for education and the explorer has taken a wonderful step indeed to help those in the mountains where even the governments don’t pay heed to anyone. However coming back to the main land for e.g. Punjab where Madrassas are preferred – the reason is not money, it is just the need for religious education.

The common concept back home is that if your child learns the Quran by heart Heaven is promised for the parents. What they don’t get is that 1- learning by heart also means understanding what you are reading and not just memorizing it like a parrot 2- The consequences of sending the child to the madrassa where they are beaten up like criminals for not being up to par with the maulana’s standard. (The idea of how this can create the child/student to love this religion is beyond me) 3- they are cut off from their academically same aged friends and if not bright are never able to catch up with the years that they have lost. 

The public schools of Pakistan a far as I can remember still had a monthly fee of Rs12 and that can also be waived if the financial position does not allow the parents to pay. Further more there is no approach needed so basic means of education is right there my friend. SO the only thing that the schools can do is to add on learning the Quran as an option for those who want to do it properly and without losing out on the precious school years. It will definitely take longer but it is still much better than what is happening right now. 

Anyways, I am definitely going to look up the book and again whatever I speak of is just my opinion. 

But it’s nice to see that someone cares