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There is a big elephant in the room between the academy and the Madrasa.

And that is that the both of them

view the other in a very unfavorable light.

There is a almost hostile view of the other.

And as somebody who's been on both sides of the fence,

I think that hostility is actually unhealthy for knowledge.

I say from my personal experience that I have benefited immensely from both paradigms

and personally on a personal note, I thank Allah for having blessed me with both of these

paradigms. And I wouldn't be who I am without both of these paradigms.

But I'll also mention that while I was in each paradigm, each one strongly criticizes the other.

To the point of anathematizing it, like obviously the Madrasa system is extremely hostile to

the academy. Extremely hostile. And the version or vision they have of the academy is basically,

I'm sorry to say this, but a bunch of Zanadirra, you know, like people who are out to destroy

the religion. There is no care in them at all. And I'm still asked this despite the fact

it's been almost 20 years since I've been accepted to the other one. It's still I'm asked this.

You studied with non-Muslims? Your professors didn't believe in Islam? How could you go study with

them? There are coupfars. How could you study with them, right? And in fact, in my particular case,

not only in my question, but one of the easiest ways to dismiss a critic of mine who wants to dismiss

me in anything that I've done only needs to mention, oh, he studied at Yale. That is their

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