(Telegraph-UK) Alex Spillius - Singapore is to ban members of its Muslim minority from studying at overseas Islamic schools, or madrassas, which it deems too radical. The plan is believed to be the first by any country, including Britain, which has seen Muslim nationals radicalized at madrassas. Over the past two years, 37 accused militants, many alleged to have studied overseas, have been detained.
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