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Assam govt demolishes third madrassa for terror links
Fp Staff • 3 years agoAuthorities 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
• 3 years agoThe 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
Savio Rodrigues • 3 years agoIn 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
• 3 years agoStating 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
Hasan Suroor • 3 years agoMany 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
Yatishyadav • 6 years agoThe 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
• 6 years agoOn 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
• 6 years agoUnion 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
• 6 years agoA 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
Yatishyadav • 6 years agoAccording 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