Madrasa

Madrasas in India: How 1857, British crackdown on Muslims led to founding of pioneering Darul Uloom Deoband

Through bonafide stories of products of madrasas, the authors of a new book narrate the decline of the madrasas from being centres of excellence to institutions of restricted learning with dark clouds of stigma surrounding them.

Bangladeshi students turn to social media to speak up about sex abuse at hands of teachers, older pupils in Islamic schools

Child abuse in madrasas has long gone unreported in Bangladesh, the Muslim majority nation

Those focusing on Balakot body count need reality check; time to leverage air attacks for diplomatic advantage

Unsurprisingly, Indian media, politicians and strategists are engaged in a shrill debate on whether the IAF air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot managed to do any serious damage.

Delhi Police holds peace meeting in area where eight-year-old madrasa student died in a scuffle

A day after an eight-year-old madrasa student died during a scuffle between two groups of minor boys in south Delhi, police held a peace meeting in the area to thwart attempts to communalise the situation.

8-year-old madrasa student killed in Delhi's Malviya Nagar after scuffle between two groups of boys

The incident occurred in the morning in Delhi's Malviya Nagar when the students objected to a few local boys playing on a vacant land in front of the madrasa,

UP Shia Waqf Board makes chanting 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' on Independence Day mandatory at its properties, warns of 'strict action'

In an order issued on Saturday, Waqf board has also warned of "strict action" in case the directive is not complied with.

Madhya Pradesh govt directs madrasas to send video proof of Tricolour rallies on Independence Day

A circular titled ‘Tiranga rally’ asked madrasas to organise a competition on Independence Day wherein the best rally would be rewarded on 22 September.

T Shahid, madrasa-educated man from Kerala, clears UPSC exam, says he wanted to break terror stereotype

Battling severe financial crisis at home, T Shahid, who studied at a madrasa, has secured rank 693 in the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2017 in his sixth attempt.

Ghaziabad rape case: Crime Branch receives accused's bone density test report to ascertain if he is minor

Delhi Police Crime Branch has received the bone density test report of a juvenile who was apprehended in connection with the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl inside a madrasa in Ghaziabad

Madrasa to mainstream education: Bidar school churns out success stories for Urdu-speaking students

Founded on the theory of providing quality education to Urdu-speaking students in their mother tongue, Shaheen is an Urdu medium school that has turned more than 900 students into doctors in the last 15 years.