Pakistan to battle fundamentalism with science


	Pakistan to battle fundamentalism with science

arifsali

3-14-2009 8:59 PM

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arifsali says:

Possibly, by a long shot, perhaps.

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3-15-2009 6:13 AM

deb2012

Education trumps war, again

3-16-2009 10:30 PM

ratcatcher2

Fundamentalism vs Science?

Again is the finger pointed in the correct direction?
"There are none so blind as ...." and I'm not looking East.

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