The Talibanization of Britain By Adrian Morgan

In the West, the Saudi ideology of Wahabbism is well known for its extremism and intolerance. Less well known is the ideology known as Deobandi. This ideology is equally insidious, equally extremist, for the Deobandi ideology is the ideology of the Taliban. Before taking power in Aghanistan, Mullah Omar and most of the leaders of the Afghan Taliban were educated at the Darul Uloom Haqqania madrassa in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The Haqqania madrassa teaches the Deobandi form of Islam. Its head cleric, Sami ul Haq, is also a member of the MMA – the Islamist opposition in Pakistan's parliament. He has said of his former students: "I was pleased they became the rulers of Afghanistan. They restored law and order there. They respected human rights. They respected women's rights. They completely eliminated heroin and drug use."

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