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Premier minister of Pakistan : investigate Zaynab online academy for islamic terrorism and ISIS support

Premier minister of Pakistan : investigate Zaynab online academy for islamic terrorism and ISIS support

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Premier minister of Pakistan
Dear Mr. Nawaz Sharif,I am writing you to express my concern and concern of several other parents of canadian children who got involved in the so-called islamic institution Zainab Academy based in Lahore, Pakistan that spreads radical ideas and possibly has involvement with terrorist organizations in Syria like ISIS because it is advocating for immigration to that area and "fighting oppressors"( zaynabacademyonline.org is their online domain.)This institution is claiming to provide islamic education according to classical standards and accepts female students as young as 9 years old with no previous knowledge. In contrary to their claim, in their materials ( Quran 300, year 1; hadith year one, core modules of ECIL topics of prophethood) there are fatwas that:forbid women as young as 9 to speak to unrelated men or hear their voice that prevents children from going to schools, universities, pursue carrers, it advocates for full body covering-niqab, prohibits anything related to music including rehabilitation therapy for disabled kids and orders parents not to treat disabled children stating that it's Allah's will to make them this way,Prohibits "aiding oppressors" emphasizing Syria and western countries stating that work in any government or related( including hospitals, universities, schools) is prohibited,Advocates for relocation to "islamic" state that follows ideology of this school,Advocates disobedience from parents stating that if they live in western countries they are lost in faith and must not be respected, that leaving home is best choice,Stating that 9 years old female is old enough for marriage and making her own choices including leaving the country,Encouraging to "hate those that hate Prophet(saw)"( quote taken from ZAO core modules year one, Prophethood) and fight them that is emphasized multiple times in Quran lessons,That christians and jewish are of the sinful nature, that they can not be trusted or respected and should not be treated with mercy,( quran 300)Stating that the ideology of this school is the only right and anything else is prohibited and sinful.Those people brainwash young girls into violent oppressive ideology preached by ISIS under cover of "academy". Person who is teaching Quran is Sobia Ahmed and she does not appear to have credentials or education in related field. They teach hatred, create atmosphere of oppression and blind worship to their institution, they eliminate any other sources of learning prohibiting to read any literature not provided by school, any other sources lead to disqualification from exam and any alternative opinions lead to disqualification from school. The idea is to isolate young girls from society where they live, from their family and make this zaynab academy the only place they are supposed to spend their time. It's even forbidden to share materials or allow anyone to listen to classes including family members. Mr Sharif, we all were heartbroken to hear about recent events in Paris, then in San Bernardino. We all feel the pain of Pakistan where this is everyday reality of innocent people getting hurt. We do not want our children to repeat such destinies in Canada and danger of this institution that they are located in Pakistan and out of reach of Canadian authorities. They are trying to use canadian muslim youth and others as their long distance weapons. Please, take this request seriously and conduct investigation to review information they teach. We got three students out of them, but there are many others who are vulnerable and do not have life experience and islamic knowledge enough to see that they've been manipulated. I have already tried to reach to teachers of this institution and the only their reaction was blocking out parents and anyone who speaks against their ideology and issue hatred fatwas on them within "academy". This made me very confident that they are aware of what they are doing and their purpose. Please, treat this request as serious as it would be your daughter who got into group like this. Our people are suffering from the same common problems and as I put trust in Canadian authorities in protecting people from the acts that put stains on our religion and destroy innocent lives, I would like to put the same amount  of trust on Pakistani authorities to prevent the activity of such groups that are at the roots of the problem. Best regards,Jennifer Albouti
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