“A video from a Kerala-based Islamic Institute shows students being taught Sanskrit to prepare them for roles as temple priests”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post is from the Academy of Sharia and Advanced Studies (ASAS) run by Malik Deenar Islamic Complex (MIC) in Thrissur, Kerala. ASAS Principal Onambilly Muhammad Faizi took the initiative to include Sanskrit in the syllabus with the primary objective of creating an understanding of other religions and their customs among their students. Several news organizations reported about the inclusion of the Sanskrit syllabus in ASAS, yet none of them mentioned that the institutio...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 December 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 December 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ZXrFxvdcE/
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