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Ghulam Sarwar is a
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i-born
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writer on Islam in English and director of the
Muslim Educational Trust Muslim Educational Trust (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 From the earl ...
(MET).


Biography

Sarwar was born in the
Bengal Presidency The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal until 1937, later the Bengal Province, was the largest of all three presidencies of British India during Company rule in India, Company rule and later a Provinces o ...
(now
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),
British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...
. He graduated with honours in
commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...
from the Government College of Commerce, Chittagong and also received his
Master of Business and Management {{more citations needed, date=December 2008 A Masters in Business and Management (MBM) is a professional degree in "master in business" or "master in management" degrees, usually pursued by students immediately after completing a bachelor's degree ...
from the
University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...
. Sarwar is director of the
Muslim Educational Trust Muslim Educational Trust (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 From the earl ...
(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

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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 t ...
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 British Bangladeshis () are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots are from Bangladesh. Bengali Muslims have prominently been migrating to the UK since World War II. Migration reached its peak during the 1970s, with ...
*
List of British Bangladeshis This is a list of notable British Bangladeshis (). This includes Bangladeshi immigrants settled or residing in the United Kingdom and British-born citizens of Bangladeshi national origin. Successful members from the community are recognised in ...


References


External links


Official MET website

Official MET Biography

Bangladesh woman reporter feted
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''. 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 {{UK-academic-bio-stub