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An Indian state has passed a law to ban all Islamic schools and convert them into regular schools, drawing criticism that the move aims to suppress Muslims in the Hindu-majority country, numerous sources reported.
Assam, India will be converting more than 700 madrasas government-run Islamic schools into general education schools by April. The state is run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been at the center of ongoing tensions between India’s Muslims and Hindus.
The schools are being closed because they provide sub-standard education compared to regular schools, and do not address “the temporal world and its earthly concerns” in their curriculum, according to the government. Madrasas include education focused on the Quran, Islamic law and subjects offered in most schools, like math and science. Once the schools are converted, they will no longer be able to teach students the Quran.
Over 600 state-run madrasas being closed in India’s Assam, assembly passes bill
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India s Assam government is going to close down over 600 state-run madrasas and turning those into general schools from next year.
To this effect, Assam state assembly on Wednesday night amid walkout by opposition Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) passed a bill.
From April 1 next year, more than 600 state-run madrasas will be converted into upper primary, high and higher secondary schools with no change of status, pay, allowances and service conditions of the teaching and non-teaching staff, according to the bill.
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Assam BJP demands NIA probe against NGO run by Badruddin Ajmal
The state BJP unit has demanded the probe on the basis of a National Commission for Child Protection Rights (NCPCR) report against the NGO run by Badruddin Ajmal.
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AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in Assam has demanded an NIA probe against the NGO run by Lok Sabha MP and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal after a report accused him of receiving foreign funds and having links with terror groups.
The state BJP unit has demanded the probe on the basis of a National Commission for Child Protection Rights (NCPCR) report against the NGO run by Ajmal.