Legendary Islamic school ousts reformist leader (AP)

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 /

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, vice chancellor of India's Darul Uloom, one of the world's most revered schools of Islamic learning, addresses the media in Ahmadabad, India. The board of the 150-year-old institution voted Sunday, July 24, 2011 to remove its reformist leader Vastanvi who irked many by praising a Hindu politician just months into his term. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)AP – One of the world’s most revered schools of Islamic learning ousted its reformist leader on Sunday just months into his term, after he praised a Hindu nationalist politician loathed by many Muslims in India.


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