NEW DELHI (AA) – A school in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where a teacher reportedly encouraged students to slap a Muslim classmate, has been ordered shut until an investigation against the authorities is completed. The teacher has been booked and an investigation into the case is underway, Education Officer Shubham Shukla said ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) — Uprooted from their ancestral lands, a group of young Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh are trying to keep their heritage alive among their community’s children and teenagers. Mohammed Rezuwan Khan, 26, is one of those high school graduates, shunned from higher education in his native Rakhine, a state in western ...
In a video posted on social media, UAE billionaire says, his organization had arranged education of 100 Afghan women in Dubai DUBAI, UAE – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have prevented some 100 women from boarding a plane to Dubai. They had been sponsored by a UAE billionaire to study in a university. Khalaf Ahmad al […]
Petitioners allege that policy discriminates against Asian American students based on race WASHINGTON – A group of parents and students have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the admissions policy of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). The petitioners allege that the policy discriminat...
Institution will be supervised by Bangsamoro Education Ministry and will offer courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is set to open its first Islamic institute of higher learning, the Kuliyyah Institution in Buluan. The institution will be supervised by the Bangsamoro Education Minist...
Huwara, Palestinian Territories – AFP Schools were shut Sunday in the occupied West Bank town of Huwara as Israeli troops searched for the suspected killer of an Israeli father and his son who were shot dead over the weekend. The two Israeli men were gunned down Saturday at a car wash in Huwara, in the […]
LONDON (AA) – The EU has called on Israel to respect the Palestinian children’s right to education and pay compensation for the demolition of a school in the occupied West Bank. “Appalled by the demolition of the EU-funded school in Ein Samiya in the Occupied West Bank,” EU Delegation to the Palestinians wrote on X. […...
LONDON (AA) – The UK on Thursday criticized Israel for demolishing a school in the occupied West Bank, calling on Tel Aviv to ensure Palestinian children’s right to education. “All children have a right to education. The UK calls on the government of #Israel to uphold this right for Palestinian children,” the British Co...
WASHINGTON – With U.S. federal student loan payments about to resume, 62% of students say they are likely to boycott repayments. According to a survey conducted by intelligent.com, nearly half of the 1,000 borrowers surveyed believe a boycott could result in all of their student debt being forgiven. Loan payments are expected to resume i...
– UN official urges Muslim-majority countries to persuade clerics in Kandahar to lift ban on girls’ education and women’s employment. KABUL, Afghanistan – The United Nations has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute the Afghan Taliban transitional government for gender discrimination. The U.N...
