madrasas

A government-ordered survey to identify non-registered madrasas is underway in Uttar Pradesh. The survey will focus on seven points including the source of funding to these non-registered madrasas, as per state government officials. As per estimates, around 10 lakh students study in non-registered madrasas while nearly 19 are enrolled in registered madrasas in the state. […]

As someone who survived a madrasa educated mother run by the Jamaat-e-Islami of Kashmir in the 60s and 70s, I am all for the modernisation of madrasas to bring them on par with modern times and the employability requirements of Indian Muslims in the 21st century. It wasn’t easy dealing with the superstitious, xenophobic and […]