{"id":89584,"date":"2023-01-13T17:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=89584"},"modified":"2023-01-13T17:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:37:30","slug":"uganda-muslims-worried-by-increased-scrutiny-of-madrasas-by-security-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/89584-uganda-muslims-worried-by-increased-scrutiny-of-madrasas-by-security-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda: Muslims worried by increased scrutiny of Madrasas by security agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has decried the increased scrutiny of madrasas by security agencies accusing them of being breeding grounds for terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Also known as Koranic schools, madrasas are informal in setting and a source of Islamic theological teaching since Islam was introduced in Uganda in 1844. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, police had threatened to close the madrasas claiming that learners are being kept incommunicado from their community and being indoctrinated in the guise of teaching Islam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheikh Juma Bakhit Cucu, the UMSC Education Secretary at UMSC said It was a shock to Muslims as many schools were closed and many proprietors were arrested. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has decried the increased scrutiny of madrasas by security agencies accusing them of being breeding grounds for terrorism. 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