Unequal Gender: Educating Muslim Women Of Manipur

Abstract

The paper focuses on the educational status of Manipuri Muslim women in a region where the role of women’s agency is very strong. It tries to find out whether there is impact of such agency’s role on educational attainment and performance of Manipuri Muslim women. The thrust of the paper is the problems in educating Manipuri Muslim women in various aspects of education. The role of Muslim community and the state in their educational growth and advancement are also analysed in this work.