Ghulam Sarwar is a
Bangladeshi-born
British writer on Islam in English and director of the
Muslim Educational Trust
Muslim Educational Trust (also called MET) is an educational organization offering information, advice and publications about education and the educational needs of children to parents in particular. It is based in London.
Islamic schooling
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(MET).
Biography
Sarwar was born in the
Bengal Presidency (now
Bangladesh),
British India. He graduated with honours in
commerce from the
Government College of Commerce, Chittagong
Government College of Commerce, Chattogram is a government college in Agrabad, Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was established in 1947.
History
As a part of Govt. Commercial Institute, this college was built in 1947 in East Pakistan
East Pakist ...
and also received his
Master of Business and Management from the
University of Dhaka.
Sarwar is director of the
Muslim Educational Trust
Muslim Educational Trust (also called MET) is an educational organization offering information, advice and publications about education and the educational needs of children to parents in particular. It is based in London.
Islamic schooling
Fr ...
(MET), which the Charity Commission for England and Wales describes as, "An educational charity devoted to the catering for the educational needs of Muslims and their children in the UK".
Works
Ed Husain writes that when he was a juvenile, Sarwar's ''
Islam: Beliefs and Teachings'' was used in
religious education
In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion (although in the United Kingdom the term ''religious instruction'' would refer to the teaching of a particular religion, with ''religious education'' referring to te ...
classes in Britain, and that as of 2007 it continued to be used as an introductory text in schools, mosques and Muslim homes there.
His other written works include:
* ''Islam for Younger People''. (1981) Muslim Educational Trust.
* ''The Children’s Book of Salah''. Muslim Educational Trust.
* ''British Muslims and Schools''. Muslim Educational Trust.
* ''Sex Education: The Muslim Perspective''. Muslim Educational Trust.
* ''Syllabus and Guidelines for Islamic Teaching''. Muslim Educational Trust.
* ''Muslims and Education in the UK''. Muslim Educational Trust.
See also
*
British Bangladeshi
*
List of British Bangladeshis
References
External links
Official MET websiteOfficial MET Biography
Bangladesh woman reporter feted ''
BBC News''. 26 October 2005
1945 births
Living people
Bangladeshi Muslims
British Muslims
Bangladeshi emigrants to England
British people of Bangladeshi descent
English Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
British Asian writers
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