Senior actress Bushra Ansari has appealed to parents to closely monitor the madrassas they send their children to and keep an eye on the clerics who teach there.

 

In a recently posted short video on Instagram, she spoke about the tragic case of a young boy who died in a Swat madrassa following alleged violence by a teacher.

 

"Everyone, including the parents of the child who died in Swat, knows he wasn’t killed just for not studying. There was something else behind it," she said.

 

She also criticised the lack of accountability, adding, "In the past, there was talk about monitoring and registering madrassas, but to this day, no madrassa has been monitored or registered."

 

Bushra Ansari called on prominent clerics and scholars who frequently appear on television, asserting that they must take responsibility and speak out against such cases. "They should monitor madrassas and keep an eye on the teachers who work there," she said.

 

She also raised concerns about the qualifications of many madrassa teachers, saying, "Most of them are not properly educated. They are teaching incorrectly and can’t even translate Hadiths or verses of the Holy Quran accurately."

 

She added, "Usually, anyone who can just read and write a little is given a job in a madrassa and even a house. They receive free things on Eid and other occasions, and because of that, they lack true love for Islam."

 

Appealing to parents, she said, "Have mercy on your children. Don’t hand over their lives to clerics and teachers without question. Listen to your children, look into their concerns."

 

While discussing the child’s death in Swat, Bushra Ansari also criticised the victim’s family for their lack of awareness and inaction.

 

It merits mention that earlier this week, Farhan, a young madrassa student from the village of Chilyar in the Khwaza Khela tehsil of Swat, tragically died after allegedly being subjected to brutal physical violence by his teachers.