Madrassa

Special team to probe teen student's death at Balaramapuram religious school

May 16, 2023

Special team to probe teen student's death at Balaramapuram religious school

Asmiya Mol, a Plus-One student of Al Amin Arabic College, was found hanging in the library of the college hostel on Saturday.

October 17, 2022
Fraudster acts as 'ustad', steals gold, cash from madrasa teacher, blames theft on 'chathan'

The alleged theft happened on Sept 22, according to the complaint. The family lost 60g of gold jewellery and Rs 1.25 lakh in cash, the money they were saving to build a house.
August 31, 2022
Madrassa teacher sentenced to 26 years in prison for assaulting minor girl

He is also fined Rs 1.75 lakh, which will be given to the survivor.
April 30, 2019
Pakistan plans to bring 30,000 madrasas under govt control

Modernizing madrasa education is a thorny issue in Pakistan, a deeply conservative Muslim nation where religious schools are often blamed for the radicalization of youngsters but are the only education available to millions of poor children.