The study coverage area is too vast with various dimensions where every aspect needs equal attention.
Therefore, this thread will be released in parts-
Part1: Principle of Minority School and Madrasa;
Part2: Missionary Schools;
Part3: Funding & Conclusion
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Let's begin with the principle of the establishment.
Pre-independence era, Society Reg. Act, 1860 paved the path for formalizing religious & linguistic groups to promote the resp. culture. However, the underlying objective of Brits was to exploit society on communal lines.
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Post-independence, Art 30(1) of CoI grants minorities a fundamental right to establish schools of their choice to practice religious studies & culture. The most prominent community schools in India are (1) Madrasa by Muslim comm, (2) Missionary Schools by Christian comm
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There is a long history of estb of Madrasa. In principle, the practice is rooted back in Islam preached by Sufis, later evolved into Maktabs emphasizing Quran recitation. Mughals (13-19th centuries) built Maktabs or Madrasas alongside mosques. But then this is history.
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As of date, Madrasas are categorized as (a) Recognised, (b) Unrecognised (c) Unmapped. As per data available 20K Madrasas are recoginsed, 5K unrecognized. But challenge here is most of the Madrasas in India are ‘Unmapped’ i.e. not recorded in any formal documentations. 6/
They usually run within mosques (or nearby). The number varies anywhere up to 20-40K or even more. e.g. two biggest Muslim seminary Jamiat & Darul Ulum, Deoband 30K & 16K Madrasas (as per website & donation ads). There are many more such orgs that govern Madrasas at own. 7/
Despite such a huge network of schools, the general perception of education standard at Madrasas is not good. And that reflects in stats too.
Muslim comm holds the lowest literacy @ 59.1% (chart).
As per Sachar Committee Report, the situation is extremely alarming. 8/
- 25% of M children have never attended school
- Only 2/50 undergrad, 1/50 postgrad students are M.
- M is behind all other religious groups on most of ‘Development Indicators’
- More male than female (for other minorities, its opposite)
- Only 3.4% M teachers across India. 9/
On the contrary, there are various intel reports that attribute Madrasas, syllabus & isolation from the mainstream is breeding ground for Islamic radicalization & recruiters.
e.g.
P1- Jakarta terror attack
P2- EFSAS study over Pakistan
P3- 9/11 report excerpt
P4- UN report 10/
India is, obviously, no exception in the context. There are enough citations from Indian intel agencies too about Madrasa's directly or indirectly involve in extreme/terror activities. Some concerning headlines are captured here. 11/
Besides the national security threat, another serious concern is the rate of crime against women and children, where either the incident taken place at Madrasa or the teacher was in/directly involved.
Check the compilation of some spine-chilling headlines: 12/
Given the political nature, govts refain & Muslim leaders aren't serious to reform Madrasas. As if status quo is more favroble, though for name sake ack the need. Or else why don't all Madrasas get registered?
Until recently Assam converts all Madradas into formal school and 13/
UP CM launched a series of reforms, from the changes in the syllabus (NCERT introduction; maths & science mandatory) to a dedicated portal with a mandate to get all Madrasas registered. State granted Rs479Cr aid too, but again consider help to only reg one, not the unmapped. 14/
However, the efforts amidst the political appeasement, isn't enough, at the pan-India level. NCPCR led by @KanoongoPriyank has submitted a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study & recommendation, spl w.r.t. to RTE & funding. This part will be covered later in Part-2 & 3.
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On the other hand, the statistics and the problem statement for missionaries schools are entirely different, so are the possible reforms measures.
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They made Aurangzeb a 'secular ruler'.
They glorified Khilafat as 'unity'.
But they cleverly erased C. Sankaran Nair - the man who exposed the Truth of Moplah, the burning facts!
#KesariChapter2 #SankaranNair
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A staunch nationalist lawyer, Nair never minced words. He said Congress’ Khilafat obsession led to the mass murder of Hindus in #MoplahMassacre. He documented the violence, the forced conversions.. and the r@pes.
And for that- he was CANCELLED by the Congress 'ecosystem'.
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While Congress tiptoed, Nair roared, “This wasn’t a peasant uprising - it was a bloodbath of Hindus!”.
He exposed how Khilafat turned into a cover for communal cleansing.
But speaking up for Hindus = unforgivable sin for Congress. So, they buried him.
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Propaganda US journalist Raphael Satter OCI is cancelled for several violations.
Habitual offender Hanna Petersen writes Satter denied he ever conducted journalistic activity in India. Which is outright lie.
Wait, there is more to it, much deeper.
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First of all, Satter lied in the court that he is not doing any journalism in India & have visited only for family purposes. Here are two such examples- note that Satter was among first one who broke Pegasus fake story which was never proven till date.
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Second, such story was against Indian startup Appin Association where he is still facing defamation suits. In this story, he violated all journalistic standards by publishing someone else picture (knowingly) instead of targeted one because he wasn't able to get right picture.
FACT CHECK:
@IndianExpress published an article citing a 'fact check' for the fact which was never said!
Entire left cabal jumped on the news, in a very coordinated manner, misleading everyone.
Let's check it one by one.
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To start with, it was clear to everyone that said $21mn funds for India were CANCELLED by DOGE. i.e. it was funnelled but halted before it could released or received by anyone.
So, the headline "did not go to" itself is blatantly wrong by all means.
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This one line doesn't stop here but carries a hidden agenda and fake narrative crafting that "it was a big misunderstanding that USAID funds India to influence elections". Vicious!
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