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Bangladesh Orders Nationwide School Closures After Violent Student Protests
Bangladesh ordered every high school, Islamic seminary and vocational institute in the country to close indefinitely on Tuesday, an official told AFP on Tuesday, after violent student protests left at least six people dead.
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Israel's Top Court Rules Army Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Students
Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the government must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the conscript military, a decree likely to send shockwaves through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
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Muslim Body Issues Fatwa Against Cutting Trees, Burning Crops
In a rare 'green' gesture, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has issued a fatwa (an edict by a recognised religious authority on a point of Islamic law) asking people not to cut trees and burn crops as part of initiatives to curb global warming.
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UP-Based Islamic Seminary Darul Uloom Deoband Bans Entry Of Women
Uttar Pradesh-based Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom in Deoband, has prohibited the entry of women on its campus.
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2 Jammu And Kashmir Madrasas Sealed Over Alleged Foreign Funding Violations
Two Islamic seminaries in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district were sealed and taken over by the administration for alleged illegal financial transactions, officials said.
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Seminary Teacher Sentenced To Death For Sexually Assaulting, Killing Minors In Pak: Official
A seminary teacher has been sentenced to death while his accomplice was handed down life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and killing two minor brothers in Pakistan's Punjab province, a court official said.
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Darul Uloom Deoband Gets Notice For 'Ban' On Courses Outside Seminary
Taking suo-motu cognisance of the Darul Uloom Deoband banning its students from taking courses in subjects like English at other institutions, the Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities has issued a notice to an official of the seminary.
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Survey Of Madrasas In UP: Board To Restart Giving Recognition To Unregistered Islamic Seminaries
Madrasa Board Chairman said that the process of giving recognition to 8,500 unaffiliated madrasas will be resumed with the permission of the state government.
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Rajasthan: 500 Madrassas To Get Smart Classrooms
Five hundred Rajasthan madrasas will get smart classrooms where students will be taught with the help of smart boards, the state government said stressing that Islamic seminaries will be connected with modern technology.
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No Objection To UP Madrasa Survey, Says Islamic Seminary
Prominent Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Sunday said it has no objections to the Uttar Pradesh government's survey of private madrassas but the whole system of such institutions should not be denigrated if a few don't follow rules.
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Assam: Lack Of Teachers, Poor Infrastructure Force Kids In 'Char' To Opt For Madrassas Over Formal Schools
Villagers in Darogar Alga char in Assam, now in news over tearing down of a madrasa, said they chose the religious seminaries over formal schooling as the quality of education in single-teacher lower primary institutions here was doubtful.
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Child Rights Body Asks UP To Probe Islamic Seminary For "Unlawful" Fatwas
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to probe Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband's website for allegedly publishing "unlawful and misleading" fatwas.
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7 Killed In Rohingya Refugee Camp Attack In Bangladesh: Police
Gunmen killed at least seven people and left others wounded in an assault Friday on a seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, police said.
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136 Children Kidnapped From Islamic School In Nigeria
Gunmen seized 136 children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria at the weekend, the state government said, the latest in a string of such incidents plaguing Africa's most populous nation.
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Scores Of Children Kidnapped From Islamic Seminary In Nigeria: Authorities
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria's Niger state, police and residents said.
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Bangladesh Orders Nationwide School Closures After Violent Student Protests
Bangladesh ordered every high school, Islamic seminary and vocational institute in the country to close indefinitely on Tuesday, an official told AFP on Tuesday, after violent student protests left at least six people dead.
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Israel's Top Court Rules Army Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Students
Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the government must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the conscript military, a decree likely to send shockwaves through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
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Muslim Body Issues Fatwa Against Cutting Trees, Burning Crops
In a rare 'green' gesture, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has issued a fatwa (an edict by a recognised religious authority on a point of Islamic law) asking people not to cut trees and burn crops as part of initiatives to curb global warming.
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UP-Based Islamic Seminary Darul Uloom Deoband Bans Entry Of Women
Uttar Pradesh-based Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom in Deoband, has prohibited the entry of women on its campus.
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2 Jammu And Kashmir Madrasas Sealed Over Alleged Foreign Funding Violations
Two Islamic seminaries in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district were sealed and taken over by the administration for alleged illegal financial transactions, officials said.
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Seminary Teacher Sentenced To Death For Sexually Assaulting, Killing Minors In Pak: Official
A seminary teacher has been sentenced to death while his accomplice was handed down life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and killing two minor brothers in Pakistan's Punjab province, a court official said.
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Darul Uloom Deoband Gets Notice For 'Ban' On Courses Outside Seminary
Taking suo-motu cognisance of the Darul Uloom Deoband banning its students from taking courses in subjects like English at other institutions, the Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities has issued a notice to an official of the seminary.
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Survey Of Madrasas In UP: Board To Restart Giving Recognition To Unregistered Islamic Seminaries
Madrasa Board Chairman said that the process of giving recognition to 8,500 unaffiliated madrasas will be resumed with the permission of the state government.
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Rajasthan: 500 Madrassas To Get Smart Classrooms
Five hundred Rajasthan madrasas will get smart classrooms where students will be taught with the help of smart boards, the state government said stressing that Islamic seminaries will be connected with modern technology.
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No Objection To UP Madrasa Survey, Says Islamic Seminary
Prominent Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Sunday said it has no objections to the Uttar Pradesh government's survey of private madrassas but the whole system of such institutions should not be denigrated if a few don't follow rules.
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Assam: Lack Of Teachers, Poor Infrastructure Force Kids In 'Char' To Opt For Madrassas Over Formal Schools
Villagers in Darogar Alga char in Assam, now in news over tearing down of a madrasa, said they chose the religious seminaries over formal schooling as the quality of education in single-teacher lower primary institutions here was doubtful.
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Child Rights Body Asks UP To Probe Islamic Seminary For "Unlawful" Fatwas
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to probe Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband's website for allegedly publishing "unlawful and misleading" fatwas.
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7 Killed In Rohingya Refugee Camp Attack In Bangladesh: Police
Gunmen killed at least seven people and left others wounded in an assault Friday on a seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, police said.
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136 Children Kidnapped From Islamic School In Nigeria
Gunmen seized 136 children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria at the weekend, the state government said, the latest in a string of such incidents plaguing Africa's most populous nation.
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Scores Of Children Kidnapped From Islamic Seminary In Nigeria: Authorities
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria's Niger state, police and residents said.
