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Ashraf Qazi fights to keep non-Muslims in revised history curriculum
Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi said the histories of Ashok and Chandra Gupta Maurya could not be omitted from the curriculum, but they were only included so that students could have greater knowledge of the history of the subcontinent.
He was addressing the National Assemblys Standing Committee on Education here on Wednesday. The committee was reviewing a calling-attention notice by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal concerning the inclusion of non-Muslim historical figures in the revised history curriculum for classes VI to VIII.
| Qazi made it clear that the history curriculum dealt only with historical events and not religious incidents. Non-Muslims were involved in the history of the subcontinent and therefore could not be omitted from the curriculum. MMA members, however, were not satisfied with his stance. |
Qazi made it clear that the history curriculum dealt only with historical events and not religious incidents, reported Online. He said non-Muslims were involved in the history of the subcontinent and therefore could not be omitted from the curriculum. MMA members, however, were not satisfied with Qazis stance even though a majority of the committee expressed its agreement with the federal education minister. Committee members said the revised syllabus provided students with complete information about the changes that occurred in various rulers regimes.
Posted by: Fred 2007-05-31 |
