Madrassa

Assam govt demolishes third madrassa for terror links

Authorities on Wednesday demolished Markazul MaArif Quariayana Madrasa in the Bongaigaon district after allegations that its premises were being used for terror activities

Kerala madrassa teacher sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually abusing 11-year-old boy

The convict, Aliyar, sexually abused the boy inside a madrassa many times and gave his phone to the boy and compelled him to watch obscene videos

In Your Face | Dial M for Muslim radicalisation: How some madrassas are turning young students into fundamentalists

In 2019, there were reportedly 8,300 terror attacks around the world and 25,000 fatalities, most of these attacks were committed by Islamic terror organisations

Those making singing national anthem a controversy unfit to be in India: BJP's CT Ravi

Stating that those who are "emotionally" Indians will not make singing the national anthem a controversy, he said madrassas should voluntarily follow it, instead of doing it under instructions

Muslim politics must be rid of 'Masjid-Madrassa' syndrome to become relevant again

Many of the community's problems can be traced to its misguided priorities and neglecting the real bread-and-butter problems — education, jobs, housing, security

Narendra Modi govt's major outreach to minorities: 80% resources for education, health, skill development; 33-40% for women-centric projects

The ministry has also considered a proposal of Aligarh Muslim University for construction of two hostels each at Malappuram, Kerala and Murshidabad, West Bengal.

Madrassas don't breed personalities like Nathuram Godse, Pragya Singh Thakur, says SP leader Azam Khan

On being asked to respond on Centre's decision to connect madrasas to mainstream education, Azam Khan said, "madrassas do not breed a nature like that of Nathuram Godse or a personality like Pragya Singh Thakur."

Five crore minority students to get scholarships in next five years, 50% beneficiaries to be girls, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that several scholarships such as pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means will be provided to five crore students from minority communities, including 50 percent girls, in the next five years.

Madrasa teacher arrested in Kerala’s Thrissur for sexually abusing minors; accused lured children with sweets, interrogation reveals

A 63-year-old madrassa teacher in Kottayam, Kerala, has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing children after luring them with sweets, police said here on Sunday

Imran Khan won't find it easy to weed out terror with over 50,000 madrassas brainwashing youths in Pakistan

According to US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) Pakistan has total 40,000-50,000 Madrassas involved in indoctrinating young population. Citing an example of former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's initiative, DIA said Musharraf feared that action may turn Jihadis against his own government