New Delhi (CNN) An Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has passed a law to convert all Islamic schools to regular education institutions. Every government-run Islamic school in Assam, locally known as madrassas, will be converted by April, the state's Education Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday. In a speech to local politicians the same day, Sarma positioned the law as a move to empower the Muslim community. Madrassas provide a system of education in which students are taught about the Quran and Islamic history alongside general subjects like maths and science. All Madrassas, being run under government stands converted into regular educational institute wef April 1, 2021 — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 30, 2020Read More

Source: CNN December 31, 2020 10:18 UTC