Madrassas

Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 madrassas to combat 'religious extremism'

Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara said he has signed a document seeking the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to ban burqas

'Assam Repealing Act' approved to abolish state-run madrassas; govt to convert 620 of them to general schools

The Assam Repealing Act 2020 allows for the conversion of the 620 state-run madrasas into schools from 1 April, however, a decision on the hundreds of privately-run madrassas across the state is yet to be taken, reports said

Assam govt tables Bill to abolish state-run madrassas, use them as general schools from 1 April 2021

Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the 610 madrassas will be converted into upper primary, higher secondary schools with no change in pay, allowances, service conditions of teaching and non-teaching staff

Assam Muslim body demands regulation of madrasas, alleges unregulated institutes are encouraging fundamentalism

An ethnic Assamese Muslim organisation has raised concerns over the quality of education being imparted in madrasas.

Waqf board properties to be geotagged, Centre to provide free UPSC coaching to Muslim girls, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

New Delhi: Properties belonging to the All India Waqf Board will be geotagged and facilities like schools, colleges and hospitals will be constructed on them, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has announced.

Narendra Modi has an opportunity to rid India of vote-bank politics, close trust deficit with BJP by going big on educational uplift of Muslims

The biggest task for Narendra Modi is to prevent ‘otherization’ of Muslims, end their isolation and make them equal partners in the progress of the nation.

Balakot villagers say religious school that India says it bombed looks undamaged and deserted, claims Reuters report

Days after India said its air force hit a militant Islamist group's training camp on the site of a religious school in northeastern Pakistan, killing a large number of militants, the site appeared undamaged and deserted.

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

Uttar Pradesh minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary rejects Mohsin Raza's remarks on new dress code for madrassa students

Uttar Pradesh minister of state Mohsin Raza said the current dressing style of madrassa students reflects a clear demarcation between them and the students of other schools which will come to an end now

Yogi Adityanath says closing madrassas is not a solution, calls for modernising education in Islamic institutions

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said closing madrassas was not a solution and pitched for providing modern education.