Educational Backwardness of Muslim Girls: An Overview

Muslim constitutes India‟s largest minority but educationally they are one of the most backward communities in the country. Majority of this community is educationally and economically extremely backward. It is observed that the Muslims do not enthusiastically provide education to their children especially their daughters. Muslim girls lag behind their male counterparts and women from other community in the country itself. It is universally accepted fact that education is the most potent and effective tool to achieve any section of society. Although it is right that socio-economic condition also makes a significant contribution in this regard, but the positive attitude towards education ensures the development of confidence and self –worth. Muslims are not only the victims of poverty; rather have accepted inequality and discrimination as their inevitable fate. They also suffer from recurring insecurity, because of devastating episode of mass communal violence. Thus they should take education as a matter of highest priority in order to improve their pathetic state of life.