Fariza Magomadova
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Fariza Vagabovna Magomadova (born April 4, 1925 in Chechnya
) is a former Chechen
boarding school
director and teacher
who pioneered efforts for female education
in the North Caucasus
. Fariza has been awarded the Order of Lenin
for her efforts in spreading secondary education
, particularly for young women, in the Chechen-Ingush ASSR.
parents. She graduated from High School No. 2 in Grozny
, the Chechen capital, and attended college
in Tashkent
(Stalin had ordered the deportation
of the Chechens
and Ingush
to Central Asia
on February 23, 1944). After graduation Magomadova worked as a mathematics
and physics
teacher at a secondary school
, and she served as deputy director of High School No. 31 in Grozny.
On August 15, 1959 Magomadova opened School No. 15, a boarding school
for girls, on Revolution Prospekt in Grozny. At a time when parents were reluctant to allow their daughters to be educated, Fariza fought to allow parents to send their daughters to her new boarding school. Her first class consisted of 120 girls, mostly daughters of transit workers
, and they ranged from grades four through ten. To ensure that her students would receive the best education of the day, Magomadova aggressively recruited the best teacher
s throughout the Chechen-Ingush ASSR to work at her new boarding school.
The fledgling boarding school proved very successful, as within six years education had been expanded from first through tenth grades, and in 1976 classes were set up in a separate boarding school for boys. The educational model of Magomadova's boarding school gained wide acceptance throughout the republic, and more and more parents allowed their children to attend boarding school.
Magomadova would leave her post as boarding school director, to return to teaching - she would again teach math from 1983 to 1996.
On July 9, 1960, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
bestowed upon Magomadova the title of "Honoured Teacher", and two days later awarded her the Order of Lenin
for her efforts. Magomadova has also been awarded the Veteran Labour award, and was awarded a pension
by the Russian government on August 23, 1998.
On October 9, 2003, the Russia
n newspaper
Novaya Gazeta
reported that arsonists had burned down Fariza's home in Urus-Martan
; her husband Yunus, also a recipient of the Veteran Labor award, subsequently died of cardiac arrest
because he could not survive the loss. The article also mentioned that Fariza had trouble getting reconstruction aid from the authorities to build a new home.http://2003.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2003/75n/n75n-s08.shtml
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
) is a former Chechen
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
director and teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
who pioneered efforts for female education
Female education
Female education is a catch-all term for a complex of issues and debates surrounding education for females. It includes areas of gender equality and access to education, and its connection to the alleviation of poverty...
in the North Caucasus
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus is the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and within European Russia. The term is also used as a synonym for the North Caucasus economic region of Russia....
. Fariza has been awarded the Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
for her efforts in spreading secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
, particularly for young women, in the Chechen-Ingush ASSR.
Biography
Fariza Magomadova was born on April 4, 1925 to ChechenChechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
parents. She graduated from High School No. 2 in Grozny
Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
, the Chechen capital, and attended college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
in Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
(Stalin had ordered the deportation
Population transfer in the Soviet Union
Population transfer in the Soviet Union may be classified into the following broad categories: deportations of "anti-Soviet" categories of population, often classified as "enemies of workers," deportations of entire nationalities, labor force transfer, and organized migrations in opposite...
of the Chechens
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
and Ingush
Ingush people
The Ingush are a native ethnic group of the North Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia. They refer to themselves as Ghalghai . The Ingush are predominantly Sunni Muslims and speak the Ingush language...
to Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
on February 23, 1944). After graduation Magomadova worked as a mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
teacher at a secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, and she served as deputy director of High School No. 31 in Grozny.
On August 15, 1959 Magomadova opened School No. 15, a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for girls, on Revolution Prospekt in Grozny. At a time when parents were reluctant to allow their daughters to be educated, Fariza fought to allow parents to send their daughters to her new boarding school. Her first class consisted of 120 girls, mostly daughters of transit workers
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
, and they ranged from grades four through ten. To ensure that her students would receive the best education of the day, Magomadova aggressively recruited the best teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s throughout the Chechen-Ingush ASSR to work at her new boarding school.
The fledgling boarding school proved very successful, as within six years education had been expanded from first through tenth grades, and in 1976 classes were set up in a separate boarding school for boys. The educational model of Magomadova's boarding school gained wide acceptance throughout the republic, and more and more parents allowed their children to attend boarding school.
Magomadova would leave her post as boarding school director, to return to teaching - she would again teach math from 1983 to 1996.
On July 9, 1960, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was a Soviet governmental institution – a permanent body of the Supreme Soviets . This body was of the all-Union level , as well as in all Soviet republics and autonomous republics...
bestowed upon Magomadova the title of "Honoured Teacher", and two days later awarded her the Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
for her efforts. Magomadova has also been awarded the Veteran Labour award, and was awarded a pension
Pension
In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is paid in regular installments, while the latter is paid in one lump sum.The terms retirement...
by the Russian government on August 23, 1998.
On October 9, 2003, the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n newspaper
Newspaper
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Novaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta is a Russian newspaper well known in the country for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs....
reported that arsonists had burned down Fariza's home in Urus-Martan
Urus-Martan
Urus-Martan is a town and the administrative center of Urus-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Martan River. The town is located in the central part of the republic, to the southwest of the capital Grozny. Population:...
; her husband Yunus, also a recipient of the Veteran Labor award, subsequently died of cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
because he could not survive the loss. The article also mentioned that Fariza had trouble getting reconstruction aid from the authorities to build a new home.http://2003.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2003/75n/n75n-s08.shtml