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Graduation in Islamic Studies: A gateway to various opportunities

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Hyderabad: Several universities in India have introduced degree courses for students studying Islamic Studies. The medium of instruction for these courses is also offered in Islamic Studies. Moreover, scholarship opportunities from various state governments and employment opportunities are also available for those who complete graduation through Islamic Studies.
The BA Islamic Studies program provides opportunities to pursue MA Islamic Studies as well as an MBA in Islamic Banking and Finance. Additionally, after the completion of the BA Islamic Studies program, students can enroll in any PG course.
After completing a BA in Islamic Studies, students can join teaching in universities through B.Ed, MA, and Ph.D. degrees and serve as assistant professors in universities. According to career counsellors, after the degree, students can also join the journalism department while enrolling in journalism. They can also take advantage of job opportunities in central and state departments. Additionally, post-matric scholarships given to students by state governments in different states and merit-cum-means scholarships given to students by different universities can be applied.

BA Islamic Studies courses are offered in several universities across the country. Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia University Delhi, Jamia Hamdard, Aliya University, Maulana Azad College Kolkata, BS Abdul Rahman Crescent University are available in Chennai, while the Islamic Studies (Distance) course is available in Maulana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad.
The introduction of degree courses for students studying Islamic Studies has opened up several opportunities to pursue further studies or join the workforce. It is a positive step towards promoting education and providing equal opportunities for all students irrespective of their fields of study.
Islamic Studies offers many opportunities abroad as well for those who are interested in pursuing it. Students can find numerous universities and educational institutions offering degree programs in Islamic Studies various. Some of the popular areas of study include Islamic law, history, theology, philosophy, and Arabic language.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 10, 2023
Florida approves K-12 social studies textbooks after pressing publishers to tweak content

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“To uphold our exceptional standards, we must ensure our students and teachers have the highest quality materials available — materials that focus on historical facts and are free from inaccuracies or ideological rhetoric,” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said in a statement Tuesday.
The textbook adoption process for social studies was expected to face intense scrutiny in Florida following the state education agency denying dozens of proposed math textbooks last year for containing “impermissible” content, including lessons on critical race theory.
Conservatives in Florida, led by DeSantis, have ramped up criticism about what students are reading and learning in school, particularly surrounding race, gender, and sexual orientation through legislation and rulemaking alike. The Republican-dominated Legislature during its 2023 session passed a bill tightening rules for local book objections by requiring schools to yank challenged works within five days of someone flagging it, a shift opponents equate to “book banning.”
The state is also engaged in a high-profile dispute with the nonprofit College Board after state education department officials rejected its African American studies AP program for initially including coursework on queer theory and intersectionality. The objections angered many Black leaders across the country, with some accusing DeSantis of stoking a cultural fight to boost his presidential aspirations, as the course remains in limbo today.
Florida as of Tuesday accepted 66 of 101 social studies books submitted by publishers for use in the state, according to the Department of Education. Even with 35 books still pending approval, this marks a major jump from last month when the state initially rejected 81 books for various reasons.
The agency on Tuesday cited several examples of publishers modifying books after the state flagged them, such as an “inaccurate description of socialism” in one middle school book that claimed the political philosophy “keeps things nice and even and without necessary waste” and “may promote greater equality among people while still providing a fully functioning government-supervised economy.” The publisher stripped that language in a change to the textbook posted by the state.
The DeSantis administration also spurred one publisher to remove a section in a middle school textbook about “New Calls for Social Justice,” which mentioned the Black Lives Matter movement and Floyd police killing in 2020. This piece of text detailed that “while many American sympathized” with Black Lives Matters, “others charged that the movement was anti-police.”
Florida determined this content broached “unsolicited topics,” yet critics pan the state’s decision to reject it.

“Look at the revisions they are celebrating & ask yourself if you trust [Florida] to write our history,” the Florida Freedom to Read Project, an organization that monitors local book challenges, wrote in a tweet.
DeSantis officials, meanwhile, credited the Florida Department of Education for pushing publishers to rethink their proposals to the state.
“The political indoctrination of children through the K-12 public education system is a very real and prolific problem in this country,” DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin wrote in a tweet Tuesday.

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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

May 10, 2023
‘Hindutva policies…’, says Owaisi as 1.8L Muslims opt out of higher studies

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Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi shared a recent study that reports nearly 1,79,147 Muslim students dropped out of higher studies, an 8 percent decline from 2019-2021.
The report – All India Survey on Higher Education 2020–21 – by the Union Ministry of Education, stated that this decline has been observed not in states with higher population density but in smaller states as well.
Blaming poverty and discrimination for the decline of Muslim student enrollment, Owaisi said that the current Narendra Modi-led Central government’s policies on education have only made the situation worse by scrapping various fellowships such as MANF (Maulana Azad National Fellowship).

“Poverty & discrimination have barred Muslims from accessing higher education Add to this Modi govt removing even few support systems for minorities. In Karnataka, they scrapped 4% quota for poor Muslims. They’ve removed or restricted fellowships & scholarships for minorities,” he tweeted.
Modi’s “love” for pasmanda Muslims is bearing fruit. Hindutva policies have resulted in Muslims dropping out of higher education. Just between 2019-21, 1.80lakh Muslims dropped out of higher education. No community has seen such drastic fall in history 1/https://t.co/Gib8CXhoDD
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) May 9, 2023
In December last year, the Centre decided to discontinue the MANF from 2022-23 for minorities as according to them, the scheme overlaps with various other fellowship schemes for higher education.
In March, the Centre tossed off four percent of the Muslim reservation and moved the community into the 10 percent Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
Without taking any names, Owaisi said that neither the secular parties nor Hindutva ideology are willing to accept Muslims as part of the society.
“Neither secular parties nor Sanghis is willing to accept that Muslims need reservations & scholarships. Not on the basis of religion but on the basis of backwardness. Forcing Muslims to live impoverished & uneducated lives is forcing them to live as second-class citizens,” he tweeted.

The decline in Muslim students, according to the report, has been observed in states with higher population density as well as smaller states.
The highest Muslim student decline was reported in Uttar Pradesh with 36 percent, followed by Jammu and Kashmir at 26 percent, Maharashtra at 8.5 percent, Tamil Nadu at 8.1 percent, Gujarat at 6.1 percent, Bihar at 5.7 percent and Karnataka at 3.7 percent.
Only Tamil Nadu witnessed a rise in Muslim student enrollment.
The report said that other minority communities such as Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs (Other Backward Classes) have reported an incline of 4.2 percent, 11.9 percent and 4 percent, respectively compared to 2019-20.
The upper caste also reported an increase in the number of student enrollment with a growth rate of 13.6 percent.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 9, 2023
Jamia Millia Islamia conducts studies on ‘Mann Ki Baat’, to hold exhibit

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the citizens of India in the 100th episode of his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on April 30.
Under the leadership of Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Prof Najma Akhtar, JMI has conducted several studies on ‘Mann Ki Baat as a medium of communication. Following the 100th episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’, the University will organise a number of other programmes including an art exhibition, said Najma Akhtar.
Speaking with ANI, Najma Akhtar said, “We have been listening to Mann Ki Baat for so many days and slowly it was sinking into the hearts of people including students of Jamia. At our varsity, we have researchers, students, and artists, when MKB impacted them, then they started their research on it. The research studies on MKB by JMI will be published in a special edition of the journal ‘Media Mimansa’, released jointly by JMI and MCU Bhopal during a symposium. The studies were conducted using quantitative and qualitative tools by various departments and researchers of JMI.”

“JMI is organising an Art Exhibition where PhD scholars and students doing Masters in Fine Arts Department will express their feelings for Mann ki Baat through various art pieces in the exhibition. The university will also bring out a Monograph after the broadcast of the 100th episode of Mann ki Baat. JMI is also planning to broadcast all episodes of MKB on Jamia Community Radio 90.4 FM channel,” she added.
It’s not the 100th edition that will impact students, it is the continuity of 99 episodes which have come up till now that has touched the hearts of common people. It’s a cumulative effort of people, she noted.
“We will make students listen to the 100th episode of MKB. Not just that, a discussion will also take place. It will be a two-way thing. We don’t know what will be there on the 100th episode, it’s a mystery and we are eager for the 100th episode”, Akhtar said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 28, 2023
Hyderabad: Osmania University launches Indo-Pacific Studies institute

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Hyderabad: The Osmania University administration on Friday took another stride to enrich the students’ understanding of International relations with the inauguration of the Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies.
Telangana State Planning Board vice-chairman Boianapalli Vinod Kumar, Ministry of External Affairs Ambassador C Rajasekhar, Telangana State Council of Higher Education chairman Prof Limbadri, and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Surabhi Vani Devi were present at the inauguration of the institute.
OU vice-chancellor, Prof D.Ravinder said that the Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies began as an idea by the state planning board vice-chairman, Vinodh Kumar. “Following this, a concept note was prepared and presented to the officials of the Union Ministry of External Affairs,” he added.

“A committee was constituted with senior professors from OU and JNU. On the basis of the committee’s recommendations and along with the advice from professionals from the corporate world and academic field, the university decided to move forward,” said the vice-chancellor.
OU registrar Prof P Laxminarayana said, “The new centre of research is the only one in India after Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) with a focus on Indo-Pacific, covering areas such as security, trade, culture, diaspora, science and technology”.
The registrar further informed that diploma courses to improve skills and enhance employment opportunities for scholars are underway.
Ambassador C Rajasekhar has said “Indo-Pacific is a dynamic region with many important developments that every country is observing. The Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies has the potential to take up research that can put the OU on the global map through its work. The institute can avail opportunities which are increasingly available due to the dynamic nature of international relations”.
Prof JLN Rao, director of the Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies, read a message from the state Education minister Sabhita Indra Reddy. The message read, “Osmania University is adding one more feather to her crown. The university is on its long march to reaching the pinnacle of excellence”.

She appealed to the faculty and scholars to seize the opportunities arising in the present world to build a new future for India and the world. She added that scholars of OU have to develop new tools of knowledge to help people to come out of the shackles of ignorance.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Meet IPS Qazi Bisma, Her mother sold jewellery for her studies

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Srinagar, Mar,02: IPS Qazi Bisma has written a social media post for her husband Shahzad Alam. She has expressed her love for him.
She wrote in a birthday post that it was her husband who taught her what true love meant.She also tagged her husband in the tweet.The IAS-IPS couple is very popular on the internet.
IPS Qazi Bisha is an Indian Police Officer of the 2017 AGMUT cadre. She is currently posted in Delhi’s licensing unit.
IAS Shahzad Alam is the SDM of Rohini. He became an IAS officer in 2019. He is also from the AGMUT cadre.Qazi Bisma is a native of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rambagh.
She is an engineer by training. She completed her engineering from Kashmir University in 2014. Qazi Bisma has 28000 followers on Instagram. Shahzad Alam has 12000 followers.
Bisma comes from a very humble family. Her father runs a shop in Jammu and Kashmir. She was always a great student. She was a gold medallist in her graduation in Kashmir University.
She believes art is one of the strongest ways to convey thoughts. She loves to paint in her free time.She said her mother sold her jewellery to arrange her children’s fees.
Sources: DNA

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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

March 2, 2023
Contribution of non-Muslim scholars in promoting Islamic studies should be recognized, Prof. Akhtarul Wasay

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Hyderabad: Non-Muslims Scholars played an important role in the promotion of different aspects of Islamic studies in India, eminent scholar and Padma Shri awardee Prof. Akhtarul Wasey,
Substantiating his statement, he said, Munshi Nawal Kishore of Lucknow not only printed the Holy Quran in his famous press but also provided the study material for Madrassas. The first Persian language newspaper did not come from Iran but was published from Calcutta by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Prof. Wasey who is Chairman, Khusro Foundation, New Delhi expressed these views on Tuesday at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) while giving the keynote address at the inaugural session of the National Seminar on “Contribution of Indian Non-Muslims to Islamic Studies (A Legacy of Composite Culture)” organized by Department of Islamic Studies in collaboration with Islamic Fiqh Academy India (IFAI), New Delhi, Khusro Foundation, New Delhi and Henry Martin Institute (HMI), Hyderabad.
Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice-Chancellor, in his presidential address expressed the need to promote interfaith understanding on the basis of knowledge. The contributions of Munshi Nawal Kishore be publicized, he added.
Islamic Scholar Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, General Secretary, IFAI, concurred that non-Muslim scholars in India did a great job in the contribution of Islamic studies and they have a large collection of works on the Quran, jurisprudence, Prophet’s biography, Na’at writing (Poetry in the praise of Prophet Mohammad) and Islamic history. There is a need to develop better relations between Hindus and Muslims on the basis of common moral values, he suggested.
Dr. Packiam T. Samuel, Director, HMI, and Prof. Iqtidar Mohd. Khan, Head, Dept. of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi also spoke. Wall magazine prepared by the students was also released
Professor Mohammad Fahim Akhtar, Head, the Department of Islamic Studies delivered the welcome address whereas Prof. Mohammad Habib proposed a vote of thanks. Dr. Md. Irfan Ahmed convened the inaugural session.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 28, 2023
Degrees obtained in Science subjects through distance not valid for promotion, higher studies: SED

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Srinagar, Feb 16: School Education Department Wednesday said that a high level committe at University of Kashmir has categorically resolved that degrees acquired by the candidates in Science subjects via distance mode are neither eligible for appointment as lecturers at Plus-2 level nor for admissions to M.Phill or Ph.D programmes.
Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Alok Kumar said this in reference to the petitions filed by different respondents seeking inclusion in the seniority list of Environmental Science discipline and for promotion to the post of Lecturer Environmental Sciences.
The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has leant that the department has said, “It has been found that the claim of the petitioners does not merit consideration based upon the observations and findings and as such the claim of the petitioners for their inclusion in the seniority list of Environmental Science discipline and consequent claim for promotion to the post of Lecturer Environmental Sciences is hereby rejected.”
“Environmental Sciences falls within the category of Science Stream where practical are the part of curriculum and therefore such degrees are necessary to be obtained through regular mode only unless such courses are allowed specifically through Distance Mode by Distance Education Council (DEC) or All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),” reads the judgement.
It also said that the issue regarding validity of degree acquired through distance mode was taken up with the University of Kashmir.
In reference to referral, the Department was conveyed that, “The University in this regard has categorically communicated the decision regarding the distance mode degree, it is resolved by the high level committee that candidates holding masters degree in science subjects awarded through the distance mode from other universities are neither eligible for appointment as lecturers in the Higher Education Department (Plus-2) level nor for admissions to the M.Phill or Ph. D programmes.”
Stating the reason as to why the degrees cannot be perused, KU has said, “The laboratory component which forms an indispensable part of the curriculum and requires a continuous guidance for the whole period of 4 semesters is not given its due importance in the distance mode learning.”
“Hence in light of the facts, it is clearly evident from the records and rules that the distance mode degree of PG in Ecology and Environment is neither recognized by the University nor equivalent to the corresponding PG Degree of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar,” it reads—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

February 16, 2023
Black leaders rally in Tallahassee against Florida’s denial of race studies course

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Tuesday’s rally was the latest chapter in a continuing saga over whether Florida will ultimately allow students to enroll in the College Board’s upcoming class on African American history.
The Florida Department of Education first raised public concerns about the course in January by rejecting a pilot version on the grounds that it “significantly lacks educational value” and violates the state’s “anti-woke” law. State officials later elaborated that the course denial was prompted by lessons that delve too far into political agendas, broaching topics such as queer studies and abolishing prisons.
Those topics, however, are not mandatory in the official framework of the African American history course that was released Feb. 1, a turn of events that led Democrats to criticize the College Board for allegedly caving to conservatives. Officials with the College Board, however, maintain that Florida, nor any other state, influenced the course that has been under development for nearly a decade and will debut in the 2024-2025 school year.
In wake of the tense back-and-forth between the organization and Florida, DeSantis this week suggested that the state could turn away from the College Board and seek a different vendor for students to take college-level courses. He hinted that the Florida House could propose legislation to tackle just that, but nothing has been filed as of Wednesday.
The Florida Department of Education, for its part, said Wednesday the College Board has yet to submit the African American Studies course to the state for its review.
“Florida students are going to have that ability (to earn college credit) — that is not going to be diminished,” DeSantis said Tuesday at an event in Jacksonville. “In fact, we’re going to continue to expand it. But it’s not clear to me that this particular operator is the one that’s going to need to be used in the future.”
Democratic lawmakers contend that the DeSantis administration picked the fight with the College Board to help the governor’s case as a potential 2024 GOP nominee.
“That’s the rub with this guy: if you dare to speak out against him, he will come after you,” state Rep. Fentrice Driskell (D-Tampa), the House Minority Leader, said at the rally Wednesday. “That is his MO, he wants us to be intimidated and afraid.”

Alongside Democrats, Black clergy and Sharpton called for voter registration efforts as a way to stand up to the DeSantis administration for allegedly whitewashing history by opposing the African American Studies course. They also criticized DeSantis’ efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs at colleges across the state.
Sharpton called DeSantis a “baby Trump” and claimed his messaging will bring together voters in opposition, citing the 2020 election when President Biden defeated former President Donald Trump.
“After Disney one day, after Blacks the next day,” Sharpton said Wednesday. “Just like a baby — give him a pacifier and let some grown folk run the state of Florida.”
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

February 16, 2023
Degrees Obtained In Science Subjects Through Distance Not Valid For Promotion, Higher Studies: SED

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SRINAGAR: School Education Department Wednesday said that a high level committe at University of Kashmir has categorically resolved that degrees acquired by the candidates in Science subjects via distance mode are neither eligible for appointment as lecturers at Plus-2 level nor for admissions to M.Phill or Ph.D programmes.
Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Alok Kumar said this in reference to the petitions filed by different respondents seeking inclusion in the seniority list of Environmental Science discipline and for promotion to the post of Lecturer Environmental Sciences.
Quoting department news agency KNO reported that, “It has been found that the claim of the petitioners does not merit consideration based upon the observations and findings and as such the claim of the petitioners for their inclusion in the seniority list of Environmental Science discipline and consequent claim for promotion to the post of Lecturer Environmental Sciences is hereby rejected.”
“Environmental Sciences falls within the category of Science Stream where practical are the part of curriculum and therefore such degrees are necessary to be obtained through regular mode only unless such courses are allowed specifically through Distance Mode by Distance Education Council (DEC) or All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),” reads the judgement.
It also said that the issue regarding validity of degree acquired through distance mode was taken up with the University of Kashmir.
In reference to referral, the Department was conveyed that, “The University in this regard has categorically communicated the decision regarding the distance mode degree, it is resolved by the high level committee that candidates holding masters degree in science subjects awarded through the distance mode from other universities are neither eligible for appointment as lecturers in the Higher Education Department (Plus-2) level nor for admissions to the M.Phill or Ph. D programmes.”
Stating the reason as to why the degrees cannot be perused, KU has said, “The laboratory component which forms an indispensable part of the curriculum and requires a continuous guidance for the whole period of 4 semesters is not given its due importance in the distance mode learning.”
“Hence in light of the facts, it is clearly evident from the records and rules that the distance mode degree of PG in Ecology and Environment is neither recognized by the University nor equivalent to the corresponding PG Degree of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar,” it reads.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 15, 2023