AMES – A REVOLUTIONARY SOCIETY PAR EXCELLENCE
A time was there when education was considered unnecessary for girls. Girls were given education mostly in well to do families only up to high school. The Muslim community was not very particular in giving education to girls who were considered only as homemakers. Higher studies were not even thought of. Now thank God, things have changed a lot for better, and we see quite a good number of boys and girls getting higher education not only from our country but also abroad. They seem to follow the hadees – seek education even if it is available in China. The credit for this happy change goes to organisations like The Ambur Muslim Educational Society (AMES), a 120-year-old organisation, which celebrated its Centenary in 2006. This three-day grand celebration was inaugurated by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam sahib, the then President of India. You can read the details in a separate writeup in this book.
We whole-heartedly thank AMES for its silent revolutionary endeavours in creating awareness among the backward Muslims for education of boys and girls.
The Present President Janab M. Rafeeque Ahmed sahib and General Secretary Janab N. Shafeeque Ahmed sahib and other office bearers of AMES are trying their best in the path of their predecessors to empower boys as well as girls by encouraging them to seek higher education in the present highly materialistic and competitive world and engage in some useful work and at the same time providing avenues for them. The opening of "Kubra Market" by AMES at Ambur where only women can sell and buy, is a revolutionary concept to make women engage in trade. The enrolment of women in the AMES executive committee and giving them an opportunity to work in the educational arena is also a welcome change, appreciated by all.
The AMES team headed by Padmashri M. Rafeeque Ahmed sahib is expected to do a lot for the upliftment of the Muslim community in Ambur. Allah helps those who help themselves.
A big salute to AMES –a revolutionary change maker.
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