MUSLIM EDUCATION

Zakir Husain College has decided to change its name. The government-funded Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial Trust, which runs the college, decided to change the name in a recent meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The new name – Zakir Hussain Delhi College – will be officially declared in January 2012.
In 1975 after the establishment of Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial Trust by the then Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi who was the first Chairperson of the Trust, the name of the institution was changed from “Delhi College”, to “Zakir Husain College”.
“It, however, hurt the sentiments of thousands of Delhi College Alumni who rightly felt that Delhi College has played a significant role in the renaissance of educational scenario of North India and its disappearance from the educational scene of the country is an injustice,” says Dr. Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz, current principal of the college.
Keeping this aspect into account, Dr. Parvaiz tabled a proposal in the recent meeting of the trust to change the name from “Zakir Hussain College” to “Zakir Hussain Delhi College” and it was unanimously accepted.
The Prime Minister is the chairperson of the Trust and HRD Minister Vice Chair while Principal of the college is Secretary to the Trust which is funded by the Central Government.

Only three Muslim students could qualify for the Ph.D courses in Bangalore University in the entrance test held on December 4 here.
According to Mr. Syed Jamal, Special Officer-Examinations, Bangalore University, 1,591 students attended the entrance test for PhD including 307 Muslim students. Out of 307 Muslim students, only three could qualify.
The breakup of those who appeared in the entrance and the ones who qualified is as follows. Those who qualified are mention in brackets. Backward Class—453 (73); Category I—88 (21), Kurubas 119 (15), Lingayaths—63 (9), General Category—634(170), Muslims—307 (3).
Analysis shows that the participation of Muslim student was better than Lingayaths, Vokkaliga and Kurba students, but the performance of Muslim students fared poorly in comparison to other communities.
Veteran Journalist Maqbool Ahmed Siraj attributes the reason for poor performance of Muslim students to many factors including the perception of education in the community. Speaking to the news portal Karnataka Muslims Online, he said, “Muslim families accord high priorities to jobs that can fetch quick monetary return rather than overall empowerment of the community. So everyone is after medicine, engineering or management courses. Journalism, law, chartered accountancy, pure sciences, humanities or competitive exams for civil services do not occupy the community’s priorities. The wider understanding of education for empowerment is lacking.” He said there was a need to create awareness about getting rooted in the soil and empowering the community. “Muslim students measure their success in placing themselves somewhere in Dubai, Montreal or Sydney” added Mr. Siraj. He suggested community leaders to educate Muslim students about those academic areas that take them to power centers and policy making centers.(karnatakamuslims.online)

On the specific recommendation of the Visiting team, the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis has approved the recognition of the courses of seven Madrasas as equivalent to the courses of the AMU for the purpose of admissions to BA, MA, B. Theology and M. Theology courses for a period of five years subject to the condition that the candidates so admitted will be required to pass the Senior Secondary School Certificate English Examination concurrently. Madrasas whose courses have been recognized by the University are Jamiatul Mominath, Hyderabad (AP); Jamia Muhammadiyah Mansoora, Bangalore (Karnataka); Jamia Islamia, Bhatkal (Karnataka); Madrasa Darul Huda Islamiya University, Chammad, Tirurangadi, Malappuram (Kerala); Madrasa Nooriya Arabic College, Faizabad, Pattikkad, Malappuram (Kerala); Tanseequl Kulliyat Al-Islamia (CIC) Markaz Al-Tarbiyatul Islamia, Karthala, Kuttipuram District, Malappuram; and Madrasa Jamia Rahmania Islamia, Nadvath Nagar, Alappuzha, Kerala.

The NCPUL will admit students in its one-year Certificate course in Functional Arabic and two-year Diploma in functional Arabic from January 1 till February 29, 2012. The courses will be conducted at Quwathul Islam Junior College, 8-Borebank Road, Benson Town, Bangalore-46. The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) functions under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Delhi. Course fee for each course is Rs. 400. For admissions and information contact: Md. Zameer Saqafi, ph: 93417-01352, 90195-24955.

The Department of Arabic, University of Kerala is organising a three-day international seminar on February 16th -18, 2012, at the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram on “The Language, Philosophy and Teachings of Hadith.” Scholars from India and abroad are invited to interact, exchange ideas and present erudite papers. For more information, contact: Dr. A. Nizarudeen, Dept. of Arabic, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – Ph: 695581. 09747318105, 09947785086