SAFER | The South Asia Foundation for Education Reform

Dear Congressman McCaul,

I want to express my sincere appreciation to you for your efforts to expedite the homecoming of Atlanta brothers, Noor and Mahboob Khan. During our April meeting in your Washington office, I expressed my deep concern about the health and welfare of these boys who have now been living in the Pakistani madrassa, Jamai Binoria, for almost four years. Your initiative and bold steps to take this issue directly to President Musharaff will undoubtedly enhance our efforts at the South Asia Foundation for Education Reform (SAFER).

SAFER, as you know, is committed to the safe passage and re-acclimation of the Khan brothers upon their return to the United States. While they have received an extensive religious education, memorizing the Quran and developing an awareness of their ancestral homeland, they have been deprived the priviledge of a well-rounded scholastic education. Well after the Khan boys return to their home and family in Atlanta, SAFER will be working to encourage madrassa reform on a grand scale. This includes addressing the issue of hundreds of U.S. and other non-Pakistani children living in madrassas and ensuring that all children attending these Islamic schools are offered broader academic opportunities.

Congressman, thank you again for your support.

Sincerely,

Ericka Pertierra
Founder