Minister says some community groups struggle to accept Muslim girls’ aspirations
Kerala Local Self-Government Minister K.M. Shaji said some community organisations remained unable to accept the views and aspirations of Muslim girls. Speaking at a University of Calicut seminar, he pointed to women’s educational progress and participation in protests, while claiming that a lack of guidance was exposing some to atheist ideas.
Kerala Minister for Local Self-Government K.M. Shaji has said that some community organisations remain unable to accept the thoughts and aspirations of Muslim girls. Shaji made the remarks at the valedictory ceremony of a national seminar organised by the C.H.
Mohammed Koya Chair for Studies on Developing Societies at the University of Calicut on Sunday. He said Muslim girls were advancing rapidly in society, particularly in education. He also said they had played a major role in recent protests in the national capital to protect constitutional rights.
However, Shaji claimed that even organisations describing themselves as progressive had not been able to guide or advise the girls. He said this situation was resulting in some Muslim girls being influenced by atheist ideas. The source material did not include a response from the organisations referred to by the minister, or from representatives of Muslim girls who took part in the seminar or protests.
Academic J. Devika and former Indian Administrative Service officer Kannan Gopinathan spoke at other sessions of the event. The two-day seminar opened on Saturday.
Indian Union Muslim League State president Panakkad Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal, who inaugurated the seminar, said development should be assessed through the perspective of Mahatma Gandhi rather than capitalism.
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