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SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration
2 months ago

SC Rejects High Court's Ban on Madrasa Education, Emphasizing Its Importance in Promoting National Integration

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has affirmed the importance of institutions such as madrasas, vedic schools and Buddhist monasteries, stating that they should not be seen as a threat to constitutional principles. The court emphasized that it is the responsibility of the State to regulate these institutions and ensure that children receive modern education alongside religious teachings, ultimately in the national interest.

New Delhi
SC Says Laws Regulating Minority Institutions Don't Breach Secularism, But It's a Complex Case
2 months ago

SC Says Laws Regulating Minority Institutions Don't Breach Secularism, But It's a Complex Case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has ruled that laws regulating institutions run by religious or linguistic minorities, for that very reason alone, cannot be accused of breaching secularism. The court observed that a law per se regulating an institution belonging to a particular community does not ipso facto [by the fact itself] offend the principle of secularism.

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Hindi, maths, social science to be a must in all madrasas in U.P: Rajbhar
4 months, 1 week ago

Hindi, maths, social science to be a must in all madrasas in U.P: Rajbhar

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh minority welfare minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday said the government is committed to ensuring compulsory teaching of Hindi, maths and social science in all madrasas in the state. For Representation Only “Madrasas are free to teach Urdu, Arabic and Persian, but the government is committed to ensuring compulsory teaching of Hindi, maths and social science. Uttar Pradesh …

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‘Ek ped Maa ke Naam’ drive begins in UP madrasas too
5 months ago

‘Ek ped Maa ke Naam’ drive begins in UP madrasas too

Hindustan Times  

In a step towards environmental conservation, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced the launch of the ‘Ek ped Maa ke Naam’ campaign in the madrasas of the state. The directive aligns with the instructions of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who is spearheading the massive tree plantation drive across all districts of Uttar Pradesh. Chairman Uttar Pradesh State Madrasa Education Board …

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UP govt undertakes pilot project to teach AI in madrasas, align institutions with mainstream education
1 year, 2 months ago

UP govt undertakes pilot project to teach AI in madrasas, align institutions with mainstream education

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh government is undertaking a pilot project and introducing teaching modules of artificial intelligence in madrasas to train students in modern technology and align the institutions with mainstream educational developments, state Minister Danish Azad Ansari said on Sunday. Reacting to the move, an organisation of madrasa teachers said that the government will have to make necessary arrangements like …

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Submit Details About Curriculum & Management Of Madrasas: Rajasthan High Court To State
1 year, 5 months ago

Submit Details About Curriculum & Management Of Madrasas: Rajasthan High Court To State

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to file an affidavit disclosing the details with regard to the curriculum and the mode of selection and appointment of staff in the Madrasas. The bench of Chief Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur said, “Let an Affidavit be filed by the State, specifically giving therein the details of …

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U.P. BJP plans to organise International Yoga Day event in dargahs, madrasas
1 year, 6 months ago

U.P. BJP plans to organise International Yoga Day event in dargahs, madrasas

The Hindu  

June 05, 2023 09:58 pm | Updated June 06, 2023 12:18 am IST - Lucknow In an attempt to expand its outreach among Muslim voters, the Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP Minority Morcha has planned to organise yoga sessions in madrasas and dargahs in the State on June 21 — on International Yoga Day. The Minority Morcha will also launch …

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Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC
1 year, 7 months ago

Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC

The Hindu  

In an intervention application before the Allahabad High Court, in a matter pertaining to religious education imparted in institutions at the government’s expense, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has submitted that the education given to children in madrasas is not adequate or comprehensive. The court, while hearing a petition filed by Azaj Ahmad who teaches in a …

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100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ to be aired in U.P. madrasas, minority localities
1 year, 8 months ago

100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ to be aired in U.P. madrasas, minority localities

Hindustan Times  

The 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’ to be aired on April 30 will be broadcast in as many madrasas and minority dominated localities of Uttar Pradesh. “Since the 100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ would be quite special, we are making efforts to ensure that it is heard in at least 100 places, …

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Can Religious Education Be Imparted In Govt-Funded Madrasas, Does It Violate Articles 14, 25, 26, 29 & 30?: Allahabad HC Asks Centre, State Govt
1 year, 8 months ago

Can Religious Education Be Imparted In Govt-Funded Madrasas, Does It Violate Articles 14, 25, 26, 29 & 30?: Allahabad HC Asks Centre, State Govt

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently sought a response from the Central and State Governments as to whether religious education can be imparted in Government funded Madrasas and whether this could be in violation of Articles 14, 25, 26, 29, and 30 of the Constitution of India. "The affidavits of the Central Government from the Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government …

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BJP to distribute Urdu translation of PM's 'Mann ki Baat' among U.P. madrasas
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP to distribute Urdu translation of PM's 'Mann ki Baat' among U.P. madrasas

The Hindu  

With an eye on the 2024 general election, the BJP will distribute a compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat' translated into Urdu among madrasas and Islamic scholars in Uttar Pradesh in a bid to woo Muslims. Uttar Pradesh BJP Minority Morcha President Kunwar Basit Ali has compiled 12 episodes of the Prime Minister's radio …

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UP govt on mission ‘minority connect’ amid uncertainty over fate of madrasas
2 years, 1 month ago

UP govt on mission ‘minority connect’ amid uncertainty over fate of madrasas

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Yogi 2.0 government, which is holding outreach initiatives to woo Pasmanda Muslims, would launch employment fairs for minorities in Uttar Pradesh, beginning from Lucknow on Wednesday. The fairs are starting barely a day after the madrasa survey exercise concluded in UP with various ministers of Yogi government indicating that the government would deal with such madrasas, found engaged …

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Uttar Pradesh govt gets madrasa survey reports from 60 of state’s 75 districts
2 years, 1 month ago

Uttar Pradesh govt gets madrasa survey reports from 60 of state’s 75 districts

Hindustan Times  

The state government has received the madrasa survey reports from 60 of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, minority welfare minister Dharampal Singh said here on Wednesday. Junior minority welfare minister Danish Azad Ansari said all department schemes have been tailored to benefit the students. Hari Om, the principal secretary, said all steps were being taken in line with the …

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Survey reveals over 7,500 madarsas are unrecognised in Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 1 month ago

Survey reveals over 7,500 madarsas are unrecognised in Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

A recent survey conducted by the Uttar Pradesh State Government identified over 7,500 unrecognized madarsas in the state, said State Minority Welfare Minister Dharam Pal Singh. Nearly 7,500 madrasas found running without recognition in survey conducted by Uttar Pradesh govt, says minister Dharm Pal Singh — Press Trust of India October 29, 2022 Iftikhar Ahmed Javed, Chairman of the Uttar …

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U.P.’s lone Muslim Minister says survey will connect madrasas with government schemes
2 years, 3 months ago

U.P.’s lone Muslim Minister says survey will connect madrasas with government schemes

The Hindu  

The lone Muslim face in the Uttar Pradesh Government and Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Danish Azad Ansari, on Saturday alleged that Opposition parties in the State were indulging in false propaganda on the ongoing survey of madrasas in the State, and the focus of the survey is to connect madrasas with government welfare schemes. These propagandas are orchestrated …

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Madrasa survey will benefit those who need support: U.P. Minority Commission chief
2 years, 3 months ago

Madrasa survey will benefit those who need support: U.P. Minority Commission chief

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh Minority Commission chairman Ashfaq Saifi has justified the ongoing survey of madrasas in the state. The present model of education imparted at madrasas seems to be failing the minority community both in “Deeni Taleem” and “Duniyawi Taleem”. The survey will look into all these aspects and if required and tenable, the state government will also extend a helping …

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Why there is a rising need to regularise madrasa system in India
2 years, 3 months ago

Why there is a rising need to regularise madrasa system in India

Firstpost  

Madrasas play an influential role in the thought process of a community, whether political or scientific and the revival cannot take place either by shutting down madrasas or by seeing government as an adversary The Yogi administration in Uttar Pradesh has announced plans to identify all the unrecognised madrasas, or Islamic schools in the state in an attempt to regularise …

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Stop bulldozing madrasas: Maulana Badruddin Ajmal to Assam CM Himanta
2 years, 3 months ago

Stop bulldozing madrasas: Maulana Badruddin Ajmal to Assam CM Himanta

The Hindu  

: Assam MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal has asked Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to stop bulldozing madrasas. Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government for demolishing the Markazul Ma-Arif Quariayana Madrasa in western Assam’s Bongaigaon district on August 31, he said such actions are an attack on the education of children in minority-dominated areas of the State. Even the Yogi Adityanath …

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New app with stories of freedom fighters, curriculum based on NEP
2 years, 8 months ago

New app with stories of freedom fighters, curriculum based on NEP

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government is going to develop a mobile application for children studying in Madrasas that will include life stories of freedom fighters. The government wants students studying in madrassas to be ‘full of patriotism’, said UP Minority Welfare Minister Danish Azad Ansari while announcing the initiative. MOBILE APP BASED ON MADRASA The state Minority Welfare Minister Danish Azad …

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Madrassas Run On State-Funds Can't Impart Religious Instructions: Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam Law
2 years, 10 months ago

Madrassas Run On State-Funds Can't Impart Religious Instructions: Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam Law

Live Law  

In a significant judgment delivered on Friday, the Gauhati High Court has upheld the constitutionality of the law passed by the Assam assembly in 2020 to convert State-funded Madrassas into general schools.The High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Assam Repealing Act 2020 which repealed the Assam Madrassa Education. Advocate General of Assam D Saikia clarified to the Court …

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Growing anti-Hindu mindset in Bangladesh alarming: Taslima Nasreen
3 years, 2 months ago

Growing anti-Hindu mindset in Bangladesh alarming: Taslima Nasreen

India TV News  

Anguished over the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh, renowned writer Taslima Nasreen has said the country has now become "Jihadistan" where madrasas are a breeding ground for fundamentalism and accused the Sheikh Hasina government of using religion for political gains. Hindus and Buddhists in Bangladesh have become "third class citizens" and the growing anti-Hindu mindset is alarming, the writer said. The …

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Growing anti-Hindu mindset in Bangladesh alarming: Taslima Nasreen
3 years, 2 months ago

Growing anti-Hindu mindset in Bangladesh alarming: Taslima Nasreen

The Hindu  

Anguished over the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh, writer Taslima Nasreen has said the country has now become "Jihadistan" where madrasas are a breeding ground for fundamentalism and accused the Sheikh Hasina government of using religion for political gains. Hindus and Buddhists in Bangladesh have become "third class citizens" and the growing anti-Hindu mindset is alarming, the writer said. Ms. Nasreen, …

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Sri Lanka announces burqa ban, to shut 1,000 madrasas
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka announces burqa ban, to shut 1,000 madrasas

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will soon ban the burqa or face veil, a Cabinet Minister said on Saturday, as he announced the Rajapaksa administration’s latest policy decision impacting the minority Muslim community. Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said authorities would henceforth use the controversial Prevention of Terrorism law — that human rights defenders have termed ‘draconian’— to deal with religious extremism, with …

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