No women, dogs allowed: AMU ban on girl students in library is a shame

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Piyasree Dasgupta

Nov 11, 2014

 

The prestigious Aligarh Muslim University, it seems, has added another item to the list of things which most anxious academic institutions suspect can 'distract' students. And the item is 'women'.

 

Yes really.

 

If a new report is to be believed, women, in the books of the AMU authorities, fall under the same category as cigarettes and alcohol, that are traditionally considered as distractions for the youth. According to a report in The Times of India, the AMU VC turned down a plea from the students of the Women's College to access the Maulana Azad Library saying that by doing so, they would 'attract' more boys.

 

And as if that was not shocking enough, Women's College principal Naima Gulrez added that more girls in the library could also lead to a discipline crisis in the university campus. It must be pointed out here that the library has a seating capacity of 1300 and has just 12 seats reserved for women.

 

(Snip)

 

H/T Tarek Fatah