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Under UNFPA’s Adolescent Education Programme, the students will be helped to acquire scientific, technical and social skills. Jamia Millia Islamia and Bihar State Madrassa Board are the other partners in the programme.
HYDERABAD — Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has joined hands with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to empower madrassa students in Bihar.
Under the Adolescent Education Programme (AEP), students of madrassas in Bihar will be helped to acquire scientific, technical and social skills.
Jamia Millia Islamia and the Bihar State Madrassa Board are the other partners in the programme.
The inauguration of the state-level training for the AEP was held in Patna on Wednesday. More than 84 master trainers and facilitators from 12 districts of Bihar attended the programme.
The pilot was launched last year in two districts of Purnia and Katihar and following its successful implementation, the Bihar government decided to expand AEP to the entire state. The selected master trainers and facilitators are undergoing training from November 18 to 24 at the Youth Hostel in Patna.
Abdul Qayyum Ansari, Chairman, Bihar State Madrassa Board said that AEP is an ideal programme that will pave the way for the young generation to develop critical thinking and become responsible citizens. The programme will also help them to adapt to modern requirements.
Programme Director, Prof. Mohd Shahid of the MANUU stated that the programme will help students not only to equip themselves with the present day requirements but also acquire scientific, technical and social skills to lead a successful life.
Dr. Nadeem Noor of the UNFPA said that farsightedness is required to be a part of the inevitable change. For this we have to prepare ourselves so that the dream of a bright and radiant future can be realized, he added.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News, Politics
Hyderabad : The Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has joined hands with the US Embassy in New Delhi to conduct a five-day training programme for English language teachers of madrassas.
The programme was inaugurated on Tuesday by M. Aslam Parvaiz, Vice Chancellor MANUU, at the Civil Services Coaching Academy at the University Campus here.
Luis Scott, a trainer with World Learning, a Washington based organisation, said the programme was a precursor to an online course that would start soon.
The Centre for Professional Development of Urdu Medium Teachers and Placement Cell, MANUU have extended cooperation in organising the training programme, said a statement from MANUU.
Parvaiz said that languages and cultures help people understand each other better. “English is the language of international communication which empowers the learners,” he said.
Eighteen English language teachers from madrassas in south and central India are taking part in the training programme.
—IANS
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Rajdeep Sardesai speaking at MANUU event in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad: Veteran journalist and former Editor In Chief of The Hindu daily, N. Ram underscored the need to undertake research studies on the deviation of the media from the guidelines enshrined in the constitution.
Speaking as the Chief Guest at the inaugural session of the two-day international conference on Muslims, Media and Democracy—prospects and challenges at Maulana Azad National Urdu University here Tuesday, Mr. Ram said that the few studies that were done in the aftermath of the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992 and the Gujarat riots in 2002 have indicated the heavily biased role played by a section of the media then. Hindi and Gujarati media agencies did not realize that they have to present an objective picture of the situation. They both took sides that inflicted immense damage to the secular ethos of the country. But no proper study was taken up to find out why that serious deviation of the principled path had taken place.
N. Ram speaking at MANUU event in Hyderabad.
He offered assistance from the Chennai based Asian School of Journalism to MANUU for taking up research on issues of national importance, particularly related to minorities and their language.
Noted TV personality Rajdeep Sardesai said that the TV channels are more worried about increasing their TRP and in the process consolidating negative images of groups of people including the Muslims.
He advised media to strike a balance in reporting and should stay away from targeting or praising one political party or the other.
In his keynote address Shekhar Gupta, former Editor in Chief of Indian Express, said that the movies in Mumbai have played a negative role in projecting the image of Muslims as extremists and perpetuating them. The movie makers and media organizations should not indulge in maligning a community. They should be careful when they are dealing with sensitive subjects such as communalism.
Shekhar Gupta speaking at MANUU event in Hyderabad.
He said that the Muslim in India have followed leaders from other communities to resolve their social, economic and political problems. This positive sign should be highlighted, he suggested.
Four eminent journalists from Pakistan have joined their fellow Indian professionals to discuss issues related to Minorities.
Leading Pakistani journalists Najam Sethi and Imtiaz Alam expressed apprehensions over growing intolerance in India and said that the country should learn lessons from Pakistan in not following the path of secularism and democracy.
Zafar Sareshwala, Chancellor of MANUU, asked Muslims to undertake introspection with a view to finding out why there is so much gap between Islam as a religion and its practice by the followers.
Prof. Mohammed Miyan, Vice Chancellor, said that the Muslims should demonstrate that they have imbibed the spirit of moderation found in their faith.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, News
Zafar Sareshwala at MANUU
Hyderabad: Barely two weeks have passed since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close aide and eminent Gujarat businessman Zafar Sareshwala assumed charge of Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), but a tussle has erupted between members of BJP’s Minority Morcha and MANUU. On Tuesday, members of the BJP’s Minority Morcha held a protest demonstration demanding a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the university. On Wednesday, MANUU’s teachers and students held a counter protest calling the Minority Morcha’s protest as “malicious” campaign and “interference” in affairs of the university.
BJP leaders including Morcha’s president Haneef Ali also demanded the annulment of Pro-Vice Chancellor claiming that his appointment was against the university’s appointment terms. They also protested against the appointment of ‘ineligible’ non-Urdu professors for various posts in the university.
To counter the allegations and protests, staff and students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University held a protest demonstration and condemned the “malicious” campaign being run against University and its authorities and said that they would resist “outside” interference in affairs of MANUU.
Addressing the demonstrators Dr. Yousuf Khan, President of the MANUU Teachers Association said that all decisions taken by the administration are transparent. “We are responsible members of the society. If there had been any irregularities as claimed by the vested interests, we would have been the first to raise our voice,” Dr. Khan said.
“Some people have been trying to sabotage the progress made by the university since its inception in 1998. The progress of the university is evident by the fact that thousands of Urdu speaking students have been able to get jobs after completing education in a variety of fields from MANUU,” said Dr Mohammed Fariyad, former President of MANUUTA and Associate Professor of Mass Communication.
“The staff and students staged an impromptu rally today in response to the so-called dharna by people who claimed to be the members of the minority morcha of the BJP,” said Abid Abdul Wasay, Public Relations Officer of the university.
Zafar Sareshwala took charge as the Chancellor of MANUU on 14th Jan 2015. He reportedly arrived in a BMW convoy and inaugurated the newly established Center for Deccan Studies building in the presence of all staff members of MANUU. Vice Chancellor Mohammed Miyan along with other administrative staff members gave Sareshwala a quick tour of the University campus.
