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News Reports

Sri Lanka announces ban on burqa, to shut down over 1000 Islamic schools in the country

OpIndia Staff - 14 March, 2021

Public Security Minister of Sri Lanka Sarath Weerasekara signed an order that sought Cabinet approval to ban Burqa

News Reports

Rahul Gandhi attacks RSS, compares schools run by them with madarsas operated by radical Islamists in Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2021

Rahul Gandhi alleged that RSS is doing something "fundamentally different" to destroy the education system of India.

Government and Policy

Uttarakhand: Proposal moved for madrassas to get a new makeover with smart classes, LEDs and speakers

OpIndia Staff - 23 February, 2021

The Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme Implementation Committee in Uttarakhand has been seeking ₹27 crores from the Central government for the project.

News Reports

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sharma keeps his promise, tables bill to stop govt-funding of madarsas

OpIndia Staff - 29 December, 2020

Sarma stated that the bill does not concern private institutions. The government-funded madarsas will be converted to regular schools and only Quran teaching will be stopped.

News Reports

Pilibhit: 12-year-old boy escapes from madrassa alleging he was chained and tortured by his teacher

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2020

A 12-year-old boy was beaten by head of the Al-Jamiatul Razvia Madinatul Islam madrassa in Pilibhit after he tried to go home

News Reports

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gives befitting reply to an ‘Islamic Scholar’ on shutting down state-run madrassas

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2020

Himanta Biswa Sarma asked Rehman to cite any statement of Sardar Patel where he said that state should run madrassas

Media Fact-Check

Along with state-run Madrasas, did Himanta Biswa Sarma say that Assam govt will be closing down Sanskrit Tols too? Not quite: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2020

While Madrassas as being converted as govt don't want to fund religious studies, Sanskrit tols are being converted due to irregularities

News Reports

Maharashtra: Madrassa to provide 3-month coaching for ‘minority’ candidates aspiring for police constabulary

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2020

A Madrassa in Maharashtra has decided to provide pre-recruitment training to 200 Muslim candidates who are aspiring for the post of the police constable.

Crime

Merciless thrashings everyday, tied in chains on the insistence of the mother: 3 minors in Rajasthan escape Madarsa, recount horror

OpIndia Staff - 17 February, 2020

Reportedly, the escaped children did not want to study at the Islamic institute and wanted to go to a government-run school.

News Reports

“No state funding for religious education”: Assam govt to shut all govt-run Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols, to be converted to regular schools

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2020

Assam government has decided to shut all state-run Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols in the state

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