{"id":97651,"date":"2023-10-23T18:27:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=97651"},"modified":"2023-10-23T18:27:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:27:11","slug":"india-authorities-suspend-principal-for-permitting-students-to-perform-namaz-in-up-govt-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/india\/97651-india-authorities-suspend-principal-for-permitting-students-to-perform-namaz-in-up-govt-school\/","title":{"rendered":"India: Authorities suspend principal for permitting students to perform Namaz in UP Govt school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A government primary school principal in Lucknow, capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India, has been suspended for allowing a group of students to offer namaz on the school campus, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The principal was suspended on Saturday, October 21, and the incident happened on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOffering namaz on school premises is against departmental guidelines,\u201d a district level education officer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The action was taken after a video purportedly showing a group of students offering namaz on the school campus went viral on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be mentioned that freedom to religious practice is a fundamental right in all human societies, but the nationalist Government of India has placed unreasonable restrictions on Muslim acts of worship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A government primary school principal in Lucknow, capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India, has been suspended for allowing a group of students to offer namaz on the school campus, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. 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