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Muslim Education in Uttar Pradesh: Pathways to Inclusion and Reform
A limited community imagination and an absence of political will together have pushed a community, UP’s Muslims, once a leader in social, political and cultural life of the region, to marginalisation; the author examines solutions
IIT Bombay Dalit student death: Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar, ex Rajya Sabha member, demands SIT probe into his death
On February 12, Darshan Solanki B-Tech first-year student, had died by suicide, serious claims of caste discrimination were made, countrywide protests followed
University takes on a communal colour as Muslim students are targeted, abused, called terrorist by ABVP
During a General Body meeting, at Hyderabad University, ABVP outfit physically and verbally attack Muslim students
1000s or hundreds of thousands, the Karnataka govt’s ill-motivated ‘Hijab ban’ has pushed Muslim girls out of school
Whether the figure is in the 100s or the hundreds of thousands, young Muslim girls have been pushed out of the state’s schools; CPI-M John Brittas speaking in the Rajya Sabha recently claims it’s close to one lakh
IITs unable to create safe spaces for students
After two incidents of student deaths allegedly by suicide at two IITs have come to light, the question has once again arisen over what these institutes have done for the mental well being of its students
More than 30 lakh Indian students went abroad for higher studies in 6 years: UoI
A sharp increase by 68 per cent has been seen in students going abroad in 2022 as compared to previous years
UP: NCPCR Bid to ‘Trace’ Non-Muslim Students in Madrasas; ‘Discriminatory’, Says UPMEB
The madrasa body has written to the President and Prime Minister, terming the NCPCR recommendations as “violative of Right to Education and against the spirit of the Constitution”.
DU: Endowment Foundation Faces Opposition From Students, Teachers
They warn that the move would lead to a decrease in the overall quality of education, and the institution would be in danger of a corporate takeover.
University professor, outspoken critic of the Taliban’s ban on education for women and girls arrested in Kabul: Afghanistan
Prof Ismail Mashal was detained on Thursday February 2, while handing out free books.
Why has the Union govt pulled the plug on minority education schemes?
In the ongoing session of Parliament, the government states that they have no intention of reinstating the MANF scholarship, the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme and the Padho Pardesh scheme for the minorities.
Women are the majority beneficiaries of World Bank-funded minority scholarships
The scheme emanating from this scholarship, benefits the youth who are school dropouts or those educated in institutions like Madrasas
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