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To: J. P. who wrote (41876)	12/4/2001 6:47:11 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Pakistan passed a law aimed at pressuring religious schools to adopt modern subjects, including science, computers, English and math. Most teach only Islamic subjects. The government also said it would cut funding to those schools deemed to breed extremism and violence. The law was enacted in August, even before the terrorist attacks in the United States and the military campaign against Afghanistan. But the Taliban's virtual defeat at the hands of the U.S.-led coalition has emboldened officials to push on with the plan. In the early days of the war, Islamic activists staged large, often bloody demonstrations across Pakistan to protest the country's support of the United States. Before Sept. 11, Pakistan had been Afghanistan's closest ally. But the demonstrations have gotten smaller as the Taliban have retreated from most of the country and the Islamic leaders have lost clout.