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Pakistan's fear of clerics dooms Madrassa reforms
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sindh-based writer and educator Assadullah Channa, in his article published in Pakistan Observer, has criticised Pakistan's repeated failures to reform its madrassa education system, calling it a "chronic national weakness rooted in clerical dominance and political cowardice."
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Geneva: European lawmakers, experts call to suspend Pakistan's GSP+ over h
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delivering the keynote address, European Parliament Member Barbara Bonte warned that the EU's economic incentives had unintentionally strengthened radical religious education in Pakistan. She argued that education, which should serve as the foundation of any society, has been undermined by t
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China: Uyghur woman sentenced to 17 years for giving religious lessons to
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
This harsh sentence is part of a broader crackdown on religious expression in Xinjiang, where Uyghurs are increasingly penalized for practising their faith. Rozi's sons also received prison sentences - 10 years for one and 7 years for the other - for participating in what authorities called
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Chinese authorities reportedly intensify crackdown on Tibetan monks and re
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism, forcibly relocating hundreds of young monks from Kirti Monastery to state-run boarding schools in Ngaba County, Sichuan Province. Students face prison-like conditions and are cut off from their families. The crackdown
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MP govt orders action against Madrasas imparting religious education to no
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Uday Pratap Singh said that upon receiving continuous complaints for the last few months, the state government issued the order to investigate the Madrasas running in the state adding that if any irregularity is found, strict action will be taken.
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Religious education obligatory for Afghanis: Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Religious education is obligatory for men and women in Afghanistan, Mohammad Hashim Shaheed Wror, General Director of the Invitation and Guidance Directorate (an independent body that determines religious policies in the Taliban regime), said, ToloNews reported on Wednesday.
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Kashmiri Hafiz-e-Quran girl qualifies NEET, embodies excellence
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Baseerah Mehraj, a Hafiz-e-Quran girl from the Noorbagh area in Srinagar District, achieved a remarkable feat by qualifying for the NEET 2023 exam emphasized on both worldly and religious education for women as they are the ones who go on to raise and nurture future generations.
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Survey of private madrasas in Assam will be completed within 6 months: AIU
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In his statement to ANI, Barbhuiya said, "Survey of private madrasas will be completed within 6 months. Those that don't have students are being amalgamated. We're focusing on the infrastructure of madrasas".
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Taliban remove 16 directors from post, appoint senior's relatives with rel
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 25 (ANI): 16 directors of Afghanistan's Labour and Social Affairs Ministry have been replaced by the Taliban's senior official relatives, who have only religious education degrees.
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Want to bring uniformity: Himanta Biswa Sarma on closure of Madrasas in As
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 14 (ANI): Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state-run madrasas in Assam will either be converted into regular schools or they will be shut down, after teachers are transferred to schools, following a notification which will be released in November t
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Taking steps to ensure Madrasa education is integrated with mainstream edu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Jamiat- Ulema-i-Hind on Thursday announced that it is taking steps to ensure that religious education imparted through Madarasas will be integrated with the mainstream education system.
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SC declines plea to regulate non-religious education at Madarsas, Gurukuls
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking regulation of non-religious education being imparted in Madarsas, Maktabahs and Gurukuls across the country.
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