Thai islamic terrorists recruit from madrassas

Surprise, surprise. Reuters

BANGKOK, June 22 (Reuters) - Militants in Thailand's deep south are using Islamic schools to recruit fighters for an armed ethno-nationalist struggle against the Thai state, according to a report released on Monday.

In a 20-page study, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said the near-daily attacks in Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani provinces were part of a separatist struggle that had no links to radical Islamist groups or a global jihadi movement.

Talk about Orwellian doublespeak. Thai muslims are attacking non-muslims, demanding shariah law and recruiting from islamic schools but some NGO says the conflict is not related to religion or more specifically islam.

"The classroom is the point of first contact," the report said.

"Recruiters invite those who seem promising devout Muslims of good character who are moved by a history of oppression, mistreatment and the idea of armed jihad to join extracurricular indoctrination programmes in mosques or disguised as football training."

Jihad, devout muslims, madrassas.....nope nothing to do with islam. It's just a struggle to maintain their identity. But tell me when did the Thai Buddhists try to forcefully deny these muslims their identity?