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TopicMadrasa education

Topic: Madrasa education

After ‘love, land & thook jihad’, ‘illegal’ madrasas are Dhami govt’s latest target in Uttarakhand

The government has sealed over 50 ‘illegal’ madrasas in a span of 2 weeks. Experts say it is using communal politics to take the focus away from crucial issues.

SC imposes interim stay on Allahabad HC order striking down UP Board of Madarsa Education Act

The bench headed by CJI Chandrachud said ‘purpose of Madarsa board is regulatory in nature & Allahabad HC is not prima facie correct that its establishment will breach secularism.’

UP’s modern madrasas have run out of govt money. A young girl’s doctor dream is at stake

Teachers in UP madrasas haven’t been paid salaries since 2017, and the state honorarium of Rs 3,000 a month has also been withdrawn. Even students are forced to take up menial jobs to help their families.

From theology to science & maths: How madrasa education system evolved in Assam

Recently, Assam CM said he intends to close all madrasas as he wants schools, colleges & universities instead. Though he has faced criticism, a section of stakeholders support his measures.

Want UP-style madrasa surveys, mosque CCTVs in police control, says new Uttarakhand Waqf Board head

Shadaab Shams, who was elected unopposed to the position last week, said the board also plans to introduce mainstream education in madrasas through subjects like maths and science. 

From Akbar’s court to Baghdad, Muslims laid foundation for scientific education and curiosity

In ‘The Scientific Muslim’, Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz writes on the rise and fall of scientific temperement in Islam.

Assam govt to close state-run Madrasas, Sanskrit ‘tols’ & turn them into regular schools

Education Minister Himanta Sarma said it was 'not the job of govt institutes to provide religious books' as the reason behind the decision.

Indian media’s tendency to brand madrasa students as terrorists is ruining institutions

Authors Ziya Us Salam and Aslam Parvaiz have documented how madrasa textbooks are caught up in a time warp but mainstream media not doing its job.

Modi govt wants IIMs, AMU and Jamia to train and modernise madrasa teachers

Plan is at ‘embryonic stage’ but minority affairs ministry hopes project will instil sense of ‘modernity’ among madrasa teachers

For parents, having a madrasa-educated daughter brings social prestige to the family

Author Hem Borker in this excerpt reveals to his readers that for Muslim parents preparing their girls for 'afterlife' matters more than life's journey itself. 

On Camera

Should the govt get involved in Harjinder Singh case? He’s no victim

The more support Singh has received from Indian-origin people in the US, the greater has been the uproar against immigrants and their supporters.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.