Sunday Surkhi-Educating Muslim women

There is some news about what Taliban of Swat Valley say that
They will destroy the girl's schools and the Muslim girls. (Quoting someone named Maulana Fadlullah)

I am amazed at the Maulana's concepts of educating women in Islam and then also at the harsh and cruel punishment he imposes in his brand of Islam, May Allah forgive me for saying "Brand of Islam" (for there are no brands in Islam).
But such maulanas, now a days easily get away with these things as they have become so bold since Americans taught them bombing and shooting during Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. They won but they have given the training to wrong hands and we are suffering Pakistani as well as Afghani, in fact the whole world of Muslims is seeing the consequences while non-Muslims are laughing and enjoying.
Is this a punishment from Allah SWT? It is not just Taaliban (who are more Talib--seeker-- of bombing than of knowledge) or Al-Qaida who are totally "bay Qaidah" but those who we always knew as "simple Muslims" because they were so extreme in their understanding of Islamic principles. What I know of these people, long before they were approached by Soviet, they will shoot a person in their territory if he was found smoking during Ramadan and then may ask whether he was a Muslim.
Current timings in fact indicate much more necessity of educating Muslim women than the men because Muslim men have been a failure as I see it, to advance knowledge of the humanity and bring peace (May be , you might think, I am exaggerating in desparation or exasperation, but there is some grain of truth in it)
If our mothers have the right knowledge of Islam they will start 'producing' the real Islamic scholars who are so sorely needed. Rasoolullah SAWS has taught us, in his beautiful and inspired prayers such words that
O Allah I ask thee (to give me) knowledge that is useful......
That is so meaningful.