145;Madarsas not about terror146;

The conclave, which started with the passing of a resolution condemning the Mumbai blasts, is backed by influential Muslim organisations, such as, All-India Milli Council, All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, All-India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat and Darul Uloom Deoband among others.

8216;8216;There is a misconception about the madarsas that they do not teach human values. They are also always being clubbed with terrorism. These notions have to be corrected8217;8217;, Maulana Abdul Wahab Filji, convener of the conclave, said. He added that one of the objectives of the conclave was to make people realise that some 8216;8216;great men of India8217;8217; were the products of madarsas.

Ibrahim Punathil, an office-bearer of the Council for Islamic Education Research, Kerala, said madarsas should minimise the time spent on religious education to draw students from all communities.8217;8217;