Hakeem Faizy Adrisseri

thumb|200px|Abdul Hakeem Faizy Adrisseri Abdul Hakeem Faizy Adrisseri ( born c. 1957, Malappuram, India) is an Indian Islamic scholar, educationalist, and founder of the Wafy and Wafiyya integrated Islamic education courses. Quotes "There is no better way of empowering Muslim women than to educate them and give them access to all streams of knowledge. Faith has been used as pretext to block women from education." Quoted in "All-female madrassas: Of women, by women and for women", Qantara.de (Deutsche Welle), 23 August 2017. "I felt like I was bestowed a golden opportunity to materialise my dreams when I was appointed as a teacher in Markaz. I had determined that religious scholars needed to be cognizant of the changes in the world and they should tap the potential of various knowledge." Quoted in "Abdul Hakeem Faizy Adrisseri: The first Indian to join the governing body of League of Islamic Universities", TwoCircles.net, 26 January 2018. "CIC is ideologically guided by Samastha which is a body of eminent scholars. But it is an independent society." Quoted in "How CPM's shadow over Samastha is pushing IUML into a conservative corner", Onmanorama (Malayala Manorama), 27 February 2023. "If I have to give you an everyday example, Samastha is acting like a father who deserted his children when they were young. But when the children got educated and became successful, the father would return as a frail man. It is a good thing. But he should not create trouble for the children." Quoted in "How CPM's shadow over Samastha is pushing IUML into a conservative corner", Onmanorama (Malayala Manorama), 27 February 2023. "He reiterated his life-long commitment to enlighten, empower and uplift the young generation through education." Paraphrased statement confirmed in "How Sunni Orthodoxy in Kerala Seeks to Witch-Hunt a Progressive Scholar", New Age Islam, 11 October 2023. See also Coordination of Islamic Colleges External links Hakeem Faizy Adrisseri "All-female madrassas: Of women, by women and for women" — Qantara.de (Deutsche Welle), 23 August 2017 "The first Indian to join the governing body of League of Islamic Universities" — TwoCircles.net, 26 January 2018 "How Sunni Orthodoxy in Kerala Seeks to Witch-Hunt a Progressive Scholar" — New Age Islam, 11 October 2023 Category:Living people Category:1950s births Category:Islamic scholars Category:India