Muslim Women Education and Empowerment in Rural Aligarh (A Case Study)

For the development of rural environment, education should be taken on priority as it is the most important factor. Education is the basis for creativity and foresightedness that triggers change; it helps in economic growth, quality of life and quality of human resource. Education takes us away from tradition backwardness, darkness, poverty, misery and overpopulation to enlighten, prosperity and happiness. Women in India have been playing predominant role in the development of society by their direct and indirect contribution, their active participation in the economic as well as social activities would cause for the overall national development. The present study attempt to analysed the Muslim women education and empowerment in rural areas of Aligarh district. The study is mainly based on primary sources of data. The data reveals that socio economic conditions are the major determinants of women liberation than the religion. It illustrates the fact clearly that family structure has an association with the participation of women in the decision making process as well as the status of women.