City madrasa keeps purdah to ‘part’ it, and educate girls

City madrasa keeps purdah to ‘part’ it, and educate girls

By Preeti Jha

Posted online: Sunday, August 03, 2008

Dr Sushma Jaireth, a reader in Department of Women’s Studies at NCERT, is researching madrasas from a gender perspective. She says: “Madrasas certainly improve literacy and provide learning opportunities for Muslim girls. But while the girls are empowered about their religion, they are very isolated from the rest of the world. For wider empowerment in their communities it would be a good idea to open up other subjects and career opportunities.”

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