Co-Education in Islamic Perspective
Yesterday, a reader wanted to know the reaction of the journalist when I replied to her question, " Why do Muslims don't educate their daughters...... In the midway of my answer she interuppted and asked ,' Ok then why do you prefer to send you daughters to 'Single Sex Schools' only ?. The answer was again swift and simple : Because there are many single sex schools in Mumbai !
In fact the single sex schools in Mumbai are run by Non Muslims, they are the Don Bosco, Mount Mary, St Xaviers.. St Peters all these are for boys only and then Maniben Nanwati, SNDT.... for girls only. Many of these schools especially the schools run for girls only display awards from Governments for running girls school, but if the Muslims send their daughters to the same schools then it is a sign of backwardness, alieness, ghettoism.... Statistics inform that the majority of girls in these single sex schools are Non Muslims!
Teen pregnancy is one of the biggest problems in the Western educational institutions
The best solution the NGOs, the Government officers, the medicos offer to check teen pregnancies : DISTRIBUTE CONTRACEPTIVES .
(http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815845,00.html#ixzz1OgW4QXpK)
Teenpregnancy.org, a site managed by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, states that there are "750,000 teen pregnancies annually. Eight in ten of these pregnancies are unintended and 81 percent are to unmarried teens."
Their advice to the students thinking about having sex, "the best way to prevent an unwanted pregnancy is to educate yourself about different forms of contraceptive"
http://www.livestrong.com/article/12504-teen-pregnancy-rates-usa/#ixzz1OgWHtqVm
Infact one of the reasons for home schooling gaining popularity is moral corruption in schools. Yet thre are atleast 2000 single sex schools even in US as more and more parents are worried about their children get spoiled in the schools
Islamically the same standard rule applies for boys as well. Even boys should be preferably send to single sex school to prevent intermingling with opposite sex.
Islam never stands as a barrier between Muslims and Education but cautions you from threats awaiting on the journey to education. That is the difference between being educated and remaining ignorant inspite of graduation
In fact the single sex schools in Mumbai are run by Non Muslims, they are the Don Bosco, Mount Mary, St Xaviers.. St Peters all these are for boys only and then Maniben Nanwati, SNDT.... for girls only. Many of these schools especially the schools run for girls only display awards from Governments for running girls school, but if the Muslims send their daughters to the same schools then it is a sign of backwardness, alieness, ghettoism.... Statistics inform that the majority of girls in these single sex schools are Non Muslims!
Teen pregnancy is one of the biggest problems in the Western educational institutions
- The United States still has a teen pregnancy rate that is significantly higher than other industrialized countries;
- Only one-third of teen mothers will complete high school.
- From 5 million girls in schools, ver half a million teens between 15 and 19 years of age give birth each year in the United States; (http://missourifamilies.org/features/adolescentsarticles/adolesfeature3.htm)
The best solution the NGOs, the Government officers, the medicos offer to check teen pregnancies : DISTRIBUTE CONTRACEPTIVES .
(http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815845,00.html#ixzz1OgW4QXpK)
Teenpregnancy.org, a site managed by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, states that there are "750,000 teen pregnancies annually. Eight in ten of these pregnancies are unintended and 81 percent are to unmarried teens."
Their advice to the students thinking about having sex, "the best way to prevent an unwanted pregnancy is to educate yourself about different forms of contraceptive"
http://www.livestrong.com/article/12504-teen-pregnancy-rates-usa/#ixzz1OgWHtqVm
Infact one of the reasons for home schooling gaining popularity is moral corruption in schools. Yet thre are atleast 2000 single sex schools even in US as more and more parents are worried about their children get spoiled in the schools
Islamically the same standard rule applies for boys as well. Even boys should be preferably send to single sex school to prevent intermingling with opposite sex.
Islam never stands as a barrier between Muslims and Education but cautions you from threats awaiting on the journey to education. That is the difference between being educated and remaining ignorant inspite of graduation
Author: NIsaar Nadiadwala speaks and writes from Islamic perspective. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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