Student suspended for speaking up against gender bias in Kerala's Farooq college


Kozhikode, Nov 3 (Agencies) : Farooq college in Kozhikode is a prominent institute in Kerala under a Muslim management. On 20 October, a Malayalam professor of the institute is said to have asked nine students - four girls and five boys - not to sit together in the classroom, and later were reprimanded from entering the campus until they brought their guardians, reports The Indian Express.

Dinu K, a first-year BA Sociology student, who was asked to leave the campus, told the Times Of India, "The Malayalam teacher said that he will not allow boys and girls to sit together as it was against the rules of the college. When a female student pointed out that it is sheer gender segregation, he chided her and said that all those who cannot obey this rule should leave the classroom. As many as nine students had to leave the class following the incident."

On 27 October, Students Federation of India (SFI) held a protest march against the regressive rule set by the college management and the march ended with a clash between SFI activists and students affiliated to the Muslim Student Movement, the Students Islamic Organisation and the Kerala Students Union who were in support of the management.

Now, Dinu has been suspended indefinitely for speaking up against the regressive stand the college management has taken, and for not giving an apology letter.

Dinu tells The News Minute, "In the benches placed in college corridors, only boys are allowed to sit. In the canteen, there are separate sections for boys and girls and in between that is the staff section to ensure that we don't break the rules," and adds "They think that only a physical relationship can develop when a boy and girl sit or talk together,".

5 out of 9 students have already given in to their parents' compulsion and wrote apology letters for their behaviour. Dinu, however, firmly believes he hasn't done anything wrong. He also informed the college authorities mentally tortured the parents to force the students to make an apology.

College authority maintains boys and girls sitting together on a bench "doesn't suit the culture" of the 67-year old institution.

  

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  • Albert D'Souza, San Francisco/Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 04 2015

    Farooq College is private Institution. It may order it's own rules and regulation. Student have a choice to opt for Government funded public Institution or ask their parent to start a separate private college for them.

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  • prasad, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    Is this the 'growing intolerence' our secular brigade always complains about ??

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  • Akarshad, England

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    This Shows the culture of College. Were are our Secular Stags?

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    By conducting such attitudes college better to avoid.Afterall what will they do when students out of college hours meet together?also a forbid?Afghanistan is in kerala?in this century?poor students.

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  • krish, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    very sad
    no one saw msg to comments because institute is not belongs to RSS.

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  • krish, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    Is it case of tolerance or intolerance ???

    HOPE SICKLUR PROTEST AGAINST FAROOQ COLLEGE AND RETURN AWARD..

    Are we living in stone age ???

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  • nowfal, kasaragod

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    new trick from sanghis to love kesari

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  • Suman, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    Media will try their best to connect this issue also to Modi..

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  • CHRIS, DUBAI

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    Talibanisation is growing rapidly in kerala ....I hope the saffron brigade breaks their bones before they turn India into one of their failed sharia nations ...

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  • Vantage Point, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    You have to follow college regulations if you
    you cant better choose other college...there are many out there...Dont create unncessary controversy..I studied in a school run by other majority communtiy and we were used to recite their own religious prayer ...

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  • paddu, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    what we can say for this?? "Moral Policing" or "Secular India" or "Comunal" Or "RSS/BD agend". I am not getting any world.So plz help me in that...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Nov 03 2015

    Veru soon Moral Policing will go Global ...

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