Islam and Pluralism
Nothing wrong with separate identities created by Madrasa education, says
Asghar Ali Engineer
This book (Ms. Saral Jhingran's systematic study of madrasas system in a
historical perspective) will greatly help in dispelling many
misunderstandings prevalent among non-Muslims and to an extent among Muslims
themselves. The critique developed by her invites orthodox Muslims to
reflect seriously as to what modern madrasas should be like. Many Muslim
modernists have also developed such critique. This book on the whole will be
quite useful for scholars as well as for lay people.
Her fear about madrasa system seems to be that it creates sense of separate
identity among Muslim children. While this criticism may be valid from her
point of view question is in a diverse and now polarized society like India
can we avoid such separate sense of identity? Our whole political system is
thriving on religious, caste, ethnic and linguistic identities and
sub-identities. Though there is nothing wrong with separate identities what
is wrong is its politicization. -- Asghar Ali Engineer
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Islam and Pluralism
2 Bengal madrasas turn a chapter, more Hindus than Muslims on rolls
Kolkata: Madrasas across the country may be under the scanner for imparting
Islamic fundamentalist teachings and accused of being factories of narrow
orthodoxy, but in West Bengal, there are at least two where Hindu students
outnumber Muslims. Located about 110 km from Kolkata, the Orgram Chatuspalli
High Madrasa in Burdwan district and Kasba MM High Madrasa in Uttar Dinajpur
district are known for their academic excellence and secular credentials.
While at Orgram, 64 per cent — 555 of the 883 students — are Hindus, at
Kasba, 647 of 1,069 students, or 60 per cent, are Hindus. -- Shiv Sahay
Singh
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There are some pre-requisites for the policy of equivalence to succeed.
First of all there has to be an all India madrasa Board. All madrasas,
including the independent ones, have to be compulsorily part of this board.
This Board should adopt a common curriculum for all madrasas, which would
include modern subjects and English. Sufficient numbers of trained teachers
for this purpose should be provided for the Board. -- Arshad Alam
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Islam and Pluralism
Darul Harb versus Darul Aman: Can Pakistan or Saudi Arabia be considered a
Land of peace for Muslims?
Pakistani blogger Mr. Aamir Mughal has raised a very important issue in a
comment posted in relation to the article below: Demolish Kafir/ Mushrik/
Munafiq-manufacturing factories, says Sultan Shahin, defending New Age Islam
against Talibani onslaught
http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1143 which
needs to be debated threadbare- that of Darul Harb and Darul Aman. I live in
India. Suppose I were to consider it a Darul Hrab - which of course, I don't
- on the basis of the mere fact of it being a non-Muslim majority country -
though it would appear that only so-called Darul Harbs are Darul Amans,
lands of peace, in today's world - which Darul Aman, a Muslim country, would
accept me as a full-fledged citizen, that India accepts me as? Pakistan will
not even give me a visit visa, perhaps, unless I give it a host of false and
forged documents. Saudi Arabia and all other Arab or Muslim countries, I can
live and work there, if I find a job, for hundreds of years, but I would
never get any citizenship rights. Only countries that I can think of which
can give me full citizenship rights as India does would be countries of the
West, like the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, other European countries. It
won't be easy but it is doable. However, according to Mr. Aamir Mughal's
definition, these are all Darul-Harbs, so what would be the point of
shifting from one Darul Harb to another? What kind of Islam and what kind of
Darul Harbs and Darul Amans are you talking about Mr. Aamir Mughal? Do you
consider Pakistan a Darul Aman for Muslims, where Muslims are killed
routinely during prayers in mosques, and where even the Muslims for whom
this country was created do not get even visit visas?
Sultan Shahin, editor, New Age Islam
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