India’s High Court’s verdict, Madrasa education is closing in Uttar Pradesh
Madrasa education is about to be banned by a court order in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the elections. The Madrasa Education Act, enacted in 2004, was ruled unconstitutional by the Allahabad High Court. In its verdict on Friday, the court said the law violated the fundamental principle of secularism in the…