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| Madrassas are different from Maktabs | | Govt-sponsored study portrays pro-Muslim picture | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, DEC 5
A government-sponsored study has termed as baseless the popular perception that religious seminaries, universally known as madrassas, attract many Indian Muslims. Just three per cent of the Muslim community's children study in madrassas, the study has pronounced.
The study has also pronounced that the Muslim community has not been projected in a right way. It has quoted figures from the NCAER (National Council for Applied Economic Research) in support of its finding that only four per cent of all Muslim students of the school going age group are enrolled in madrassas. The study has come to the conlusion that the number of madrassa atending students is much less than commonly believed.
Former Chief Justice of the Delhi Court, Rajinder Sachar, who was commissioned by the government to conduct a detailed investigation in relation to the Indian Muslims, has pointed out in his report that while it is often believed that a large proportion of Muslim children study in madrassas mostly to learn the religous discourse and to ensure the continuation of Is... | |
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