Deliberation on education of Muslim girls held
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, May 18 2013 : A seminar cum interaction programme on "Education of Muslim Girls- Opportunities and Challenges" was organized by All Manipur Muslim Girls Students' Union at Kuki Inpi here today.

Ex-Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Dr Maniruddin Sheik, retired IAS officer AR Khan, State Nodal Officer of National Tobacco Control Programme Dr Konsam Komolini and Assistant News Editor of DDK Imphal Ch Birendra attended the programme as presidium members.

Social activist Dr Dhanabir Laishram and Dr Sheikh Ahmad were the resource persons of the seminar cum interaction programme.

Dhanabir Laishram stated that the purpose of education is to have better understanding of the values of life and regards for teachers.

Students often fail to realize the purpose of education as a result of wrong policies adopted by the government.

The Indian government encourages privatization and not much fund is allocated for education and social welfare, he asserted.

The whole system of education is in a murky situation with private institutions coming out better than the government institutions.

Moreover, the State receives some tit-bits of Central fund only due to insurgency.

Education should instil values in people and make them realize the purpose of their life, he exhorted.

Dhanabir further maintained that caste system would eventually hinder development and progress of a society and so people should strive to remove such obstacles from their progressive path with the tool of education.

Highlighting the problems of Muslim girls in the country, Dr Ahmad called for a collective effort to bring up the backward communities and foster peace and progress in the country.

He also stated that specific programmes must be taken up by the government for educating the Muslim girls, instead of confining them within the four walls of the households.

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