India: Spectacular model for teaching women

Kerala has emerged as an emulative model in terms of the Muslim women’s education, IUML MP E Ahmed has said. Most of the educational institutions in the state have good number of women students with some of them leading with 75 per cent women representation, he added .

Ahmed was inaugurating the 23rd AFMI ‘International Convention, educational conference and Gala Award Ceremony’ at Tagore Centenary Hall on Saturday. The function was jointly organised by the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) and Muslim Educational Society (MES .(.

 “The Muslim community has attained cent per cent literacy in the state while the other states depict the pathetic condition of Muslims, who are lagging far behind in various fields including education,” E Ahmed pointed out .

Stating that the Malabar region is witnessing an educational explosion E Ahmed said that the region is now leading with five universities and more than 400 colleges after it was once left with only one university and a few of colleges .

Recalling the contributions of the political leaders to the development of the region in the educational sector, E Ahmed said that Malabar, for such achievements, owes its gratitude to IUML leaders like C H Mohammed Koya, K M Seethi Sahib and Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal .