Protestors march with placards reading “Enough! Don’t turn our schools to Imam Hatips” on August 25, 2014, at Kadikoy in Istanbul. In recent months, parents have demonstrated outside of schools which have been turned into Imam Hatips – schools specializing in religious education combined with a modern curriculum. By Dilay Gundogan, Emmanuelle Baillon ISTANBUL (AFP) … Read more
Sabbah Haji is the Director of Haji public school, a not-for-profit school established in 2009 in a tiny Himalayan village in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. She opened a school to give education to children there as she felt that education is the base for progress and development. Founded and driven by Mr. … Read more
What has tauhid got to do with human rights? Why are family laws so different all over the world? Dr. Amina Wadud helps Sya Tahato detangle these ideas. Last week, on October 14, I had the glorious opportunity to listen to a lecture by Dr. Amina Wadud on “Islam, Feminism and Human Rights” at Leiden … Read more