Archive for March 26th, 2008
NYTimes: Many Muslims Turn to Home Schooling
7 Comments Published by Haseeb March 26th, 2008 in Current News, Education, IslamSource:NYTimes
Many Muslims Turn to Home Schooling
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
LODI, Calif. — Like dozens of other Pakistani-American girls here, Hajra Bibi stopped attending the local public school when she reached puberty, and began studying at home.
Her family wanted her to clean and cook for her male relatives, and had also worried that other American children would [...]
