News Archive
Pakistan religious schools get scrutiny
Pakistan, the Darul Uloom Haqqania campus, University of Jihad, Islamic seminary, madrasa, Swat Valley, madrasa curriculum, Haqqania, few mixed-curriculum institutions in Pakistan, fatwa
Call to retain character of Quami madrasah
Bangladesh, Quami madrasah education, special religious education, the basic religious education in Islam
Non-believers failed by commission, say secularists
United Kingdom, Human Rights Commission, rights of non-religious people, National Secular Society (NSS), Dorset County Council, Swanage First School
Reg. 16 rejects Muslim holiday proposal
United States, Prospect, add two Muslim holidays to the school calendar, Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca
Not obligated to fund special needs at private religious schools: Ontario
Canada, Ontario, private religious schools, discriminating against disabled children, Ontario Superior Court, special education programs, government lawyer Robert Charney, Roman Catholics
Senate removes controversial education leader
United States, Austin, Texas Senate, Don McLeroy, Board of Education, religious beliefs, cultural wars
Lawyer argues why Ont. shouldn’t fund some services at private religious schools
Canada, Toronto, funding for religious schools, Ontario government lawyers, Ontario Superior Court, refused to fund services, private religious schools for blind, deaf and learning-disabled children, funding to faith-based schools, Education Ministry
Pakistan: Education’s Fault Lines
Pakistan, interview, video, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, country's growing education crisis
Region 16 School District: No To Muslim Holidays
United States, Prospect, current policy, excused absences, religious holidays, Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca
Islamic education: Coming of age?
Pakistan, madrassa, Ahl-e-Hadith, Dera Ghazi Khan, Brelvi madrassa, learning the Quran by heart, new trend in Islamic education, Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), classes for matriculation, non-religious curriculum, Quranic learning