Indian state of Assam bans Islamic schools
Al Jazeera, 10 Jan 2021
In India's northeastern state of Assam, a new bill has been passed to convert government-funded Islamic schools into regular schools.
The governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says it is a way to make education secular, while critics say it targets Muslims.
Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports.
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The governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says it is a way to make education secular, while critics say it targets Muslims.
Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports.
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