7 madrasahs closed, 23 educational institutions get formal notice in Kyrgyzstan
The Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan and the State Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for Religious Affairs closed 7 madrasahs in 2017, and 23 other educational institutions were issued formal notices. The director of the State Commission Zairbek Ergeshov said this today at a conference on improving the quality of religious education.
«Today we face a big challenge: we must take seriously religious education and the choice of youth. We know that the world is in a difficult situation. Radicalism moves to violent extremism. Therefore, it is very important for the young people to get a good education, including religious one,» he said.
Zairbek Ergeshov added that it is necessary to introduce a subject to study religion at schools. A lesson on the history of religion was first introduced in 2006 in ten pilot schools, in 2016 — at other 56. In 2018-2019, it is planned to include this subject in the curriculum of all schools.
