Dehradun : Madrasas in Uttarakhand are enthusiastic about the state Waqf board’s programme to modernise their education system by combining scientific learning and Islamic studies, its chairman Shadab Shams said on Monday.
“About 40-50 madrasas have approached us seeking modernisation of their education system on the lines of the four madrasas taken up in the first phase of our programme in Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, and Nainital districts,” Shams told PTI.
The response is highly positive from parents and guardians who send their children to madrasas for studies, but do not want them to miss out on modern education like computer education or the study of science subjects, the Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman said.
“The enthusiastic response of parents and guardians is no less than a revolution. We were expecting a stiff resistance from the Muslim families, especially under the pressure of clerics to any attempt to modernise madrasa education in the state, but the situation is the opposite,” Shams said.
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