[Reader-list] A national seminar on the Madrasa Reform by ArkFoundation

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Insha Allah,

  I hope the educationist will realise that education is not only of religious scriptures but also of being good humans, to be responsible, responsive to fellow living beings, not paranoid about other ways of life.

 Regards.

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From: arshad amanullah <arshad.mcrc at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:24 am
Subject: [Reader-list] A national seminar on the Madrasa Reform by	ArkFoundation
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Cc: Ark Foundation <arkitect95 at gmail.com>

> A National Seminar
> On
> "MADRASAS AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE INDIAN MUSLIMS"
> 
> Organised By
> Ark Foundation
> With Support From
> National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)
> On
> Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th March, 2008
> Timings: 9:00am- 05:30pm
> Venue: Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium, Jawaharlal Nehru 
> University, New
> Delhi
> Programme
> SESSION –I:      09:00 – 10:00 AM
> 
> INAUGURATION
> Chief Guest:      Dr. Karimi Najfi, Cultural Councilor, Islamic 
> Republic of
> Iran, New Delhi
> Chair:         Prof. Basir Ahmad Khan, PVC, IGNOU, New Delhi
> Welcome Note:     JNU, New Delhi
> Presentation:     "Evolution of Madrasa Education System in India" 
> by Ark
> Research Team
> Prof. Shahid Mahdi: Prof. Shahid Mahdi, Deputy Chairperson, ICCR, 
> New Delhi
> Vote of Thanks: NUEPA, New Delhi
> 
> ------------Tea Break: 10:00 AM -10:30 AM---------
> 
> SESSION –II:      10:30 AM- 1:00 PM
> 
> Theme:        SCOPE AND RELEVANCE OF MADRASA REFORM
> Chair:        Prof. M .H. Qureshi, JNU, New Delhi
> Presentations –
> 
> Prof. Imtiyaz Ahmad:    The State, the Madrasa  and the Need for 
> ReformMaulana Saud Alam Qasmi:Need for Introduction of Modern 
> Education in Madrasa
> Dr. Yogender Sikand: Relevance of Reform in Madrasa Education 
> System in
> Present Socio-Economic Context
> Dr Ishtiaq Danish: Reforms in Madrasa Education System: Problems and
> Prospects
> 
> -------Lunch Break: 1: 00 PM - 2: 00 PM-----------
> 
> SESSION –III:  2:00 PM- 3:30 PM
> 
> Theme:    MODERNIZATION OF MADRASAS: STATE & OTHER AGENCIES' 
> INTERVENTIONChair & Discussant:Dr. S. Irfan Habib, NISTADS, Delhi
> Presentations:
> 
> Justice M.S. A. Siddique: Government Initiatives to Modernize Madrasa
> Education System & to Central Madrasa
> Board.
> Prof. Basir Ahmad Khan:    IGNOU's Initiatives to Promote Modern 
> EducationIn Most Backward Areas & Offering of Professional Courses 
> to Madrasa
> Graduates.
> Dr. Nirja Shukla:NCERT's Initiatives Towards Modernization of Madrasa
> Education System
> Deepika:Jan Vikas and Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind's Experiment in Gujarat
> Daya Ram:The Agha Khan Foundation Initiatives
> 
> ------------Tea Break: 03:30 PM -03:45 PM---------
> 
> SESSION –IV:     3:45 PM – 5:30 PM
> 
> Theme:     EXPERIMENTS WITH REFORMS WITHIN MADRASA INSTITUTIONS: 
> VOICES FROM
> THE GROUND
> Chair:    Dr. Yogender Sikand, Expert and Freelance Writer
> Presentations:
> 
> Dr. Roger Jeffery:  Need to Update Madrasa Curriculum: The Bijnor 
> Experience
> Maulana Haziq:     Experiments in Higher Islamic Education
> Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mojaddidi: Combining Religious and Technical
> Education:  A Cases Study of Jamiatul Hidaya Jaipur
> Qasim Rasool Falahi: Experiences and Challenges in Educating Isolated
> Communities
> Qazi Shirajudin: Experiments in the Mewaat Region
> Zubair Hudwai:     Participatory approach of Ulama in Madrasa 
> reform: Kerala
> experience
> 
> Day -2
> 
> SESSION –V:     9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
> 
> Theme:    EXPLORING UNIFORMITY IN THE MADRASA EDUCATION & 
> CURRICULUM CHANGES
> Chair:          Prof. Akhtar Mahdi, JNU, New Delhi
> Presentations:
> 
> Prof. Aktharul Wasey:    Relevance and scope of uniformity in Madrasa
> Education & Curriculum Changes in Present Socio-Economic Context
> Maulana Salman Nadvi:     Hamara Talimi Nisab Kaisa Ho?: In Search 
> of a New
> Curriculum
> Dr Mohmad Arshad: Major Trends in Madrasa Education and 
> possibility of
> Reform
> Arshad Alam:     Understanding Madrasa Curriculum in The Present Time
> Dr. Fauzan Ahmad: Madrasa Curriculum: An Overview
> 
> ------------Tea Break: 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM---------
> 
> SESSION –VI:     11:15 AM – 01:00 PM
> 
> Theme:        MEDIA AND REFORM IN MADRASA EDUCATION SYSTEM
> Chair:        Nilofar Sohrawardi, Freelance Journalist
> Presentations:
> 
> Zafar Agha: What &  Why of  Madrasa Reform and Indifference Of Media
> Waris Mazhari: The Recent Deoband Conclave On Terrorism And Its 
> Echo In The
> Media
> Arshad Amanullah: The Madrasa Media: What Ails Them?
> 
> 
> ------------Lunch Break: 01:00 PM – 2:00 AM---------
> 
> NATIONAL CONSULTATION
> On
> MADRASA EDUCATION SYSTEM: TOWARDS DRAFTING A ROADMAP FOR REFORM
> 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
> 
> Chair:    Dr. Ali Jawed, Director, NCPUL, New Delhi
> Agenda:
> i.  Recommendations of the Seminar
>        ii.  A New Syllabus for Madrasa Education System
>        iii.  Identifying Problems and Setting Goals
> iv.  A Time-bound Action Plan
> v.  Any other issue related to the development of Roadmap
> 
> Discussant:Dr.  Rizwan Qaiser, Associate Professor, JMI, New Delhi
> 
> Concluding Remark:Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Director General, NYKS, 
> New Delhi
> 
> Vote of Thanks:    Dr. Shaheen Ansari, Chairman, Ark Foundation, 
> New Delhi.
> 
> For detailas, contact:Sneha (09868086702), Ifat (9868512776),  Farfat
> (09212759122), Ather (09810939748) & Arshad Amanullah (09911194488)
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