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December 05, 2011

Times of India: Here students get best of all religions

by Swati Chandra
Times of India

VARANASI: Cross the congested gullies of Muslim dominated localities of Shalarpura, Badi Bazar to a locality called Chhitanpura where the Barul-Uloom madrassa conducts classes on communal harmony. Here Hindu holy text Bhagwad Geeta and also the holy Bible is taught to students along with the holy Quran.

According to Haji Mukhtar Ahmed, general secretary of the private Islamic seminary, pupils at the madrassa are taught preachings of different religious groups so that they can carry out a comparative study between all religions and know the depth of the phrase 'God is One'.

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