Hindu students break madrassa stereotypes Monday, September 14, 2009 03:12:12 PM K. Rasheeduddin http://www.ummid.com/news/September/14.09.2009/hindu_students_break_madrasa_stereotypes.htm Patna: With the word ‘madrassa’ emerge in the mind images of students clad in sectarian attires, complete with a quintessential skull cap on the head, reciting verses from the Holy Koran. Going by the results of Bihar State Madrassa Examination Board the traditional roll model is a part of the truth and not the whole truth.
Time to shed these stereotypes seem to have come. In a departure from the tradition, even non Muslim students are welcome in these madrassas. Going by the nomenclature of most of the madrassas in the country, they seem to cater to the educational needs of only one section of the society. So what? Missionary schools and colleges too bear the names depicting their religious denomination and symbols. This does not come in the way of their educating people of other communities. Non Christian students studying in these institutions outnumber Christians. Education is education irrespective of whether you obtain it from a Christian missionary school, a Hindu vidya mandir or a madrassa. A student can enroll with any school be it Christian, Hindu or Muslim managed, as long as it caters to the educational needs of the student. Among the names emerging from the list of students who have passed various grade exams conducted by BSMEB this year are Surya Narayan Sah, Priyanka Kumari, Pooja Kumari and Preetam Kumari. These students are among 100 Hindu students, both girls and boys, of Madrassa Islamia, Sandalpur in Araria district. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (evil) with what is better; then the enmity between him and you will become as if it were your friend and intimate! Visit: sultan.org Subscribe: [email protected] Post to group: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
