Furqan Qamar

Addressing educational backwardness of Muslims

Data-driven decision-making, policy intervention, and community initiatives regarding the development of religious minorities, particularly Muslims, suffer seriously due to the…

1 year ago

Should UGC grant equivalence to foreign qualifications?

The UGC has notified a draft regulation for granting equivalence to higher education qualifications awarded by foreign universities. So far,…

2 years ago

India has the potential and must aspire to become a high-income country

India has come a long way from being one of the five fragile economies that it was until the mid-eighties…

2 years ago

National Research Foundation: Why an excellent idea can go awry

The much-hyped National Research Foundation conceived by the new education policy will likely be born soon. The Union Cabinet has…

2 years ago

Taking consumers for a ride: Is the relentless pursuit of business profits harming the environment?

Presently, the environment, sustainability, green production, green marketing, green supply chain, green finance, and many of their variants have not…

2 years ago

Clearing prejudices: Understanding Islam, its spirit and values

Muslims believe Islam is the oldest ordained since the beginning of life and etched on Lawh-e-Mahfuz—an eternally preserved plaque. Historically…

2 years ago

Plea for public funding of higher education

The new education policy (NEP 2020) laments that the public expenditure on education is “nowhere close to the 6% of…

2 years ago

Bring effective strategy to attract international students in India

Most countries of the world nurture the aspiration to become the first choice and the favourite destination for international students.…

2 years ago

Muslims do not detest modern education

The article “Why are Muslims Missing from Higher Education” (The Daily Guardian, 25 May 2023) elicited many valuable questions, comments…

2 years ago

Higher education excellence must supersede accreditation

Distant observers of higher education are astonished that the best higher education institutions in India are neither under the purview…

2 years ago

Why are Muslims missing from higher education?

The latest edition of the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE), as published by the Ministry of Education, Government…

2 years ago

A study of Muslims in contemporary India

Muslims in India have lately been at their wit’s end trying to make sense of their past, present and future…

2 years ago