AMU Study Centre at Vaniyambadi
Vaniyambadi: The nearly century old Islamiah College here will shortly set up the study centre of the Aligarh Muslim University. The centre would begin BA and B.Com courses from the next academic session.
A Study of Muslims in Kasturba Schools
Muslims are not benefitting from these centrally-funded schools in due measure. By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Muslim girls accounted for only 213 among the 700 girls in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh. Large number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (Girls Schools named after Kasturba Gandhi) have been established across the country…
BMMA Workshop in Mumbai
By Dr. Malika B. Mistry Mumbai: Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), Multiple Research and Action Group (MARG) and Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Contemporary Studies (RGCCS) together held a one day workshop at the University of Mumbai, Kalina, Mumbai, on 11th March 2013, to discuss ways in which the socio-legal issues of Muslim women can be…
Nepal’s Muslim Women – Low Literacy, Rampant Divorces
Nepalese Muslim women have come together to form the Nepal Muslim Women Welfare Society (NMWWS) which undertakes advocacy for Muslim women’s legal rights and political participation. According to Seema Khan, Secretary of the Society, Muslims constitute 4.4 per cent of the population of Nepal which is now a secular democracy. According to 2006 Census, literacy…
Grant-in Aid for Ghousia Polytechnic
By A Staff Writer Bangalore: Ghousia Polytechnic for Women has been sanctioned grant-in aid by the Department of Technical Education of the Government of Karnataka recently. The grant would cover the salaries for 78 of its staff members, of whom 32 are teaching staff. The Polytechnic is run by the Ghousia Industrial and Engineering Trust…
Panel to look into State of Urdu Medium Schools
By A Staff Writer Bangalore: The Department of Public Instructions has constituted a committee to go into the condition of the Government Urdu Medium Schools in the State. Though the committee was constituted on January 31 by the Minister for Primary Education Mr. Visveshwar Hegde Kageri, the members of the committee were yet to received…
Measi Academy of Architecture
Measi Academy of Architecture, Chennai will be starting the 2-year M. Arch course from the new academic session, informs its Director, Prof. Altaf Ahmed. He said the course will have intake of 20 students and the fee will be around Rs. 75,000 per annum. The Academy launched the Masters Degree in Real Estate Development two…
Jamia Millia Islamia Admission
Jamia Millia Islamia Admission: has launched its online submission of Admission Application Form (e-form) for admission to all regular courses of Faculty of Engineering and Technology for the Academic Session 2013-14. This facility will be available from March 20, 2013 till April 23, 2013 (5.30 pm) on the University web-portal www.jmi.ac.in.
Jodhpur to have Maulana Azad University
By A Staff Writer Jodhpur: The Rajasthan Government will set up the Maulana Azad National University here in the next academic session. This was announced here on January 14, in the valedictory session of the first All Rajasthan Talimi Conference by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The conference had been organised by the Marwar Muslim Education…
Chishti University Makes Urdu Compulsory
Lucknow: The Khawja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University here will make study of Urdu compulsory at all levels and with all courses. This was stated here by Vice chancellor Dr. Anis Ansari (IAS retd.). While studies in faculties such as Management, Commerce, Science and Technology and Humanities would be through English medium, Urdu would be…