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Bhopal: The Association of Indian
Muslims of America, (AIM), an NGO of Indian Muslims who live in
the United States, has announced plans to build an English medium
Junior High School at a Madrasa in the town of Tewda in district
Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh.
The school will be built at the existing campus of Madrasa Islamia
Arabia Qasim-ul-Uloom, a prominent, modern and financially sound
Madrasa owned and operated by the Muslim Educational Development
Association of Muzaffarnagar.
According to a AIM Press release issued by Kaleem Khawaja from
Washington DC via e-mail, the AIM will build and equip several
classrooms and infrastructure for the English medium 'AIM Junior
High School' on land donated by Madrasa Islamia Arabia
Qasim-ul-Uloom at the existing campus of the madrasa in Tewda, at
an estimated cost of about Rs 25 lakh.
AIM is building this
project in collaboration with the Hyderabad based NGO - Muslim
Educational, Social, Cultural Organization (MESCO). MESCO will
manage and operate the school under the auspices of the management
of the Madrasa Islamia Arabia Qasim-ul-Uloom.
The AIM school from KG grade to Grade VIII with an enrollment of
about 150 students will follow the Indian Government's CBSE
(Central Board of Secondary Education) curriculum, with English
being the medium of instruction. Under an arrangement with the
Madrasa the program calls for transferring some young students
from the Madrasa to the English medium school.
Instruction in the
school will comprise of both Islamic subjects (Deeniyat) and
regular subjects including Science subjects. In Grade VIII
students will be given an option to either study Islamic subjects
to become Islamic scholars on a full time basis, or regular
scientific subjects to pursue careers in science and technology,
the release stated.
The construction of the AIM school is expected to begin in a few
months upon the completion of construction drawings, receipt of
construction permit from the municipal authorities and the
selection of a construction contractor, the release added.
It may be mentioned here that Muslims comprise about 40 per cent
of the population of the township of Tewda, which is located about
100 km from New Delhi.
(pervezbari@eth.net)
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