Muslim Educational Society
Encyclopedia
The Muslim Educational Society (MES) is an organisation established to aid education of Muslims in India
, especially in the state of Kerala
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(then Calicut) by Dr. P. K. Abdul Gafoor
. Gafoor's son P. A. Fazal Gafoor, a graduate of Osmania University
, is the society's president; he was elected to his position in March 2007 for a three-year term in the first elections in the MES' history. He took up his position in August 2007 following the death of his father in hospital at age 72.
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Islam in India
Islam is the second-most practiced religion in the Republic of India after Hinduism, with more than 13.4% of the country's population ....
, especially in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
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History
The MES was founded in 1964 at KozhikodeKozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...
(then Calicut) by Dr. P. K. Abdul Gafoor
P. K. Abdul Gafoor
P. K. Abdul Gafoor was the founding President of Muslim Educational Society in Kerala and one of the pioneers of education amongst the Mappila community in Kerala. He was a medical doctor by profession and served as a Professor of Medicine at Calicut Medical College...
. Gafoor's son P. A. Fazal Gafoor, a graduate of Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
, is the society's president; he was elected to his position in March 2007 for a three-year term in the first elections in the MES' history. He took up his position in August 2007 following the death of his father in hospital at age 72.
List of schools
The MES runs schools in Kerala as well as a few in other parts of India and one in QatarQatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
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| Dr. N.K. Mohammed Memorial MES Central School Valanchery | Valanchery Valanchery Valanchery is a town located in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.Valanchery is one of the most important business centres of Malappuram district. It is situated 63 km south of Kozhikode or Calicut and 62 km north to Thrissur, on the National Highway 17.Over 90% of the population are... |
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| MES A.A. Rashim Memorial School Atholi | Atholi Atholi - Overview :Atholi is a Grama Panchayath in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, South India. It is a small town on the banks of Korapuzha river... |
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| MES Bava Memorial Residential English Medium School Tellicherry | Tellicherry | ||
| MES Central School Cheekonnu | Cheekonnu | ||
| MES Central School Chenkotunkavu | Chenkotunkavu | ||
| MES Central School Kunnumpuram | Kunnumpuram Kunnumpuram Kunnumpuram is a village near Tanur town, Malappuram district, Kerala. Early Buddhist monastery situated near the Central AUP School Pariyapuram... |
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| MES Central School Mangalam | Mangalam Mangalam Mangalam Publications Private Limited, is a publishing company in Kottayam, Kerala in India. It publishes daily newspaper and weekly magazines such as Mangalam Weekly and Cinema Mangalam in Malayalam language.- History :... |
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| MES Central School Perintalmanna | Perintalmanna Perintalmanna Perinthalmanna is a city and municipality in Malappuram district of Kerala. Perinthalmanna's name is derived from Perumthallu . It was the capital city of Valluvanad, a princely state ruled by the Valluvakonathiris, a suspected branch of the Pallava dynasty of the ancient Tamil kingdoms... |
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| MES Central School Tirunavaya | Tirunavaya Tirunavaya Tirunavaya was the land of the ancient Mamankam and is located South of Tirur in Malappuram District. It is thus a place of great historical importance.-History:... |
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| MES Central School Tirur | Tirur Tirur Tirur is a town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of 16.55 km2 . It is birth place of Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature. Thunchan Parambu is highly venerated and its sand is believed to be sacred. The... |
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| MES English Medium Nursery School Alathur | Alathur Alathur Alathur is a small town in the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It is the headquarters of the Alathur Taluk and is situated at the south west end of the district 24 km from the district headquarters at Palakkad. Alathur Taluk is predominantly rural and has an agricultural economy... |
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| MES English Medium School Alleppey | Alleppey | ||
| MES English Medium School Chavara | Chavara Chavara Chavara is approximately 14 km north of Kollam City on the Kollam-Alappuzha highway in India. Tonnes of mineral sand, mainly titanium, are exported from Chavara to various countries. The Kovilthottam port is situated within the limits of Chavara Panchayat.Kovilthottam is a strip of land ... |
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| MES English Medium School Kannanallur | Kannanallur | ||
| MES English Medium School Kovoor | Kovoor | ||
| MES English Medium School Kundara | Kundara Kundara Kundara a fast re-emerging industrial town is set to become a satellite town of Kollam city Kollam district of Kerala, India. A former industrial center of Kollam district it had major industries as - KEL, Kerala Ceramics, Aluminium Industries Ltd... |
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| MES English Medium School Kunnikode | Kunnikode | ||
| MES English Medium School Kuttipuram | Kuttipuram | ||
| MES English Medium School Olavakot | Olavakot | ||
| MES English Medium School Panoor | Panoor Panoor Panoor is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Panoor had a population of 23,857. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Panoor has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is... |
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| MES English Medium School Puthanathani | Puthanathani Puthanathani Puthanathani is a fast-growing small inland town located in Athavanad, Malappuram district, Kerala, South India. The town lies on the National Highway 17 , between Kottakkal and Valanchery. Roads to Vailathur and hence Tirur and Thirunavaya also can be seen there... |
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| MES English Medium School Tanur | Tanur Tanur Tanur is a small town in the Tirur tehsil, Malappuram district of Kerala state, South India. Tanur is located north of Tirur, on the coastal line, around 9 km away from the Tirur town.-History:... |
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| MES English Medium School West Quilon | Quilon Quilon Quilon may refer to,* Venad, a former state on Malabar Coast, India* Kollam , Kerala state, India* Kollam district, Kerala state... |
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| MES English Senior Secondary School Pattambi | Pattambi Pattambi Pattambi is one of the major town in the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala, South India. The place got its name from Batta Nambi. Once under Nedunganad Samanthas of Chera Kings. Later on Zamoothiri Raja annexed this place to his country and kept under the control of Eralpad Raja, the second... |
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| MES Islam Madrassa Edathanattukara | Edathanattukara Edathanattukara Edathanattukara is a village in Palakkad District, Kerala, India.-History:There are differences of opinion about the origin of the village's name. The Edathanattukara is derived from the word kara. The ancient people had witnessed that it got the name because it is situated in between northern... |
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| MES K.T.M English Medium School Edathanattukara | Edathanattukara Edathanattukara Edathanattukara is a village in Palakkad District, Kerala, India.-History:There are differences of opinion about the origin of the village's name. The Edathanattukara is derived from the word kara. The ancient people had witnessed that it got the name because it is situated in between northern... |
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| MES Kindergarten School Tirur | Tirur Tirur Tirur is a town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of 16.55 km2 . It is birth place of Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature. Thunchan Parambu is highly venerated and its sand is believed to be sacred. The... |
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| MES Minority Coaching Centre Kodungallur | Kodungallur Kodungallur Kodungallur is a municipality in Thrissur District, in the state of Kerala, India on the Malabar Coast. Kodungallur is located about 29 km northwest of Kochi city and 38 km Southwest of Thrissur, on National Highway 17 . Muziris the ancient seaport at the mouth of the Periyar River was... |
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| MES Moulana Azad English Medium Secondary School Channankara | Channankara | ||
| MES Nursery School Ernakulam | Ernakulam Ernakulam Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in... |
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| MES Nursery School Trivandrum | Trivandrum | ||
| MES Public School Vemballur | Vemballur | ||
| MES Raja Residential School Chathamangalam | Chathamangalam Chathamangalam Chathamangalam Grama Panchayath is an agricultural village with hills, valley and paddy fields. It is spread over 40.24 sq.km and 22 km east of Kozhikode city. Cherupuzha marks south, west and north boundaries of the village and a part of the east is marked by Iruvazhanhi puzha... |
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| MES Raja School Pavangad, Pavangad | Pavangad Pavangad Pavangad is a hill fort in the Kolhapur District, Maharashtra half a mile east of Panhala fort from which it is separated by a ravine. The chief defense of the fort is a scarped rock fifteen to twenty-five feet high. In most places the steepness of the rock has been increased by artificial scarping... |
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| MES Razeena H.S School Chennai | Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... |
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| MES School Ayilakad | Ayilakad | ||
| MES School For Mentally Retarded Elippakulam | Elippakulam | ||
| MES School Kandanchira | Kandanchira | ||
| MES School Muindur | Muindur | ||
| MES School Nammar | Nammar | ||
| MES School Nilambur | Nilambur Nilambur Nilambur is a municipality and a taluk in the Malappuram district of Kerala, South India. It is famous for its forests, especially its wildlife habitats, rivers, waterfalls and teak plantations. It is situated close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River... |
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| MES School Oachira | Oachira Oachira Oachira or Ochira is a small town located 32 km away from Kollam city in Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and in India. Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha Districts, next to the National Highway 47... |
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| MES Pattambi MES Pattambi MES Pattambi is an English medium private high school in Pattambi, Kerala, India. It is a CBSE affiliated school that is run by the Muslim Educational Society. The school, that was established in 1978, is located on a site. The current Principal of the school is Asha Byju. Further it is an ISO... / MES School Pattambi |
Pattambi Pattambi Pattambi is one of the major town in the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala, South India. The place got its name from Batta Nambi. Once under Nedunganad Samanthas of Chera Kings. Later on Zamoothiri Raja annexed this place to his country and kept under the control of Eralpad Raja, the second... |
Established in 1978, MES Senior Secondary School, Pattambi is a premier CBSE Affiliated School in Kerala which is first among the MES group of schools to be ISO 9001 certified for maintaining Excellent Standards in the field of education. | http://www.mespattambi.org/ |
| MES School Qatar | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
Established in 1974 through funds gathered by donations, on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land granted by the Qatari government. , it had over 8,000 students, making it one of the region's largest schools. In March 2008, thirty members of its board were suspended for "acting against organisational interests"; some of the members suspended included past and present chairmen. | http://www.mesqatar.org/ |
| MES School Thevalakara | Thevalakara | ||
| MES School Umayanallur | Umayanallur | ||
| MES School Vaniyambalam | Vaniyambalam Vaniyambalam Vaniyambalam lies in Nilambur taluk in the Malappuram district, Kerala and is 40 km north-east of Malappuram. Surrounding towns include Pandikkad and Tuvvur , Kalikavu , and Wandoor and Nilambur .... |
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| MES U.P. School Edathala | Edathala Edathala Edathala is a census town near to Aluva. It is in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Edathala had a population of 67,137. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Edathala has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average... |
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