Ghulam Sarwar
Ghulam Sarwar is a Bangladeshi-born British writer on Islam in English and director of the Muslim Educational Trust (MET).
Ghulam Sarwar | |
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Born | Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh), British India |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | Govt College of Commerce, University of Dhaka |
Spouse(s) | Feroza Sarwar |
Education
Sarwar was born in the Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh), British India. He graduated with Honours in commerce from the Govt College of Commerce in Chittagong[1][2] and also received his Masters in Business Management from the University of Dhaka.
War Crime and Islamist Controversies
Ghulam Sarwar is a suspected perpetrator of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Bangladesh genocide [3]. He is also director of the Muslim Educational Trust (MET) and author of Islam: Beliefs and Teachings, which advocates Islam as a holistic way of life.
Works
Sarwar's Islam: Beliefs and Teachings is used in religious education classes, especially in British schools.[4]
His other written works include:
- Islam for Younger People. Muslim Educational Trust. ISBN 090726140X[2]
- The Children’s Book of Salah. Muslim Educational Trust. ISBN 0907261094
- British Muslims and Schools. Muslim Educational Trust. ISBN 0907261434
- Sex Education: The Muslim Perspective. Muslim Educational Trust. ISBN 0907261418
- Syllabus and Guidelines for Islamic Teaching. Muslim Educational Trust. ISBN 0907261078
- Muslims and Education in the UK. Muslim Educational Trust. ISBN 0907261434
References
- "MET Staff Biographies". Muslim Educational Trust. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- "Islam for Younger People". Kitaabun. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- "Documents on Crimes against Humanity Committed by Pakistan Army and their agents in Bangladesh during 1971". Liberation War Museum.
- Husain, Ed. (2007) The Islamist. Penguin, London: p. 21.
External links
- Official MET website
- Official MET Biography
- Bangladesh woman reporter feted. BBC News. 26 October 2005