Mainstreaming Madrassa Students
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (Alive Spirit) focused on the importance of mainstreaming madrassa students.
Tariq Hayat, Program Manager Peace Education and Development, Peshawar and Hafiz Jihad Ahmad, madrassa student, Peshawar, participated as studio guests in the show. Hayat stated that regular schools are monitored by the government but unfortunately madrassas are ignored. Peace Education and Development Foundation tried to explore the ways of collaboration with madrassas and facilitate the students. In order to facilitate madrassa students, one should talk to them first about their needs and problems.
Ahmad said that madrassa students have a very strict routine and they only find time in the evening for about an hour in which they can play. He said that the administration of Wifaqul Madaris should be requested to extend the time duration of extracurricular activities while adding contemporary education because this is a basic need.
Hayat stated that under the National Action Plan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, registration of madrassa’s are in progress. He added that madrassa students are very talented and disciplined as in a sports gala for school and madrassa students, the winner was a madrassa student.
A CRSS correspondent report was played during the show, about the National Youth Carnival, in which for the first time madrassa students took part in different competitions including chess.
One listener took part in the program via text messages and told that despite a ban on corporal punishment, the children still face it in schools and madrassas.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.