Faithful education: madrassahs in South Asia
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1. Verfasser: Riaz, Ali (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press c2008
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index
Introduction: Why study madrassahs? understanding the importance of Islamic seminaries -- Madrassahs : little known, much discussed -- The genesis and the trajectories -- Pakistan : the madrassah as a mirror of society -- Bangladesh : a tale of two systems -- India : diversity and changes in madrassahs -- Reforming madrassahs -- Where to?
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, discussions on ties between Islamic religious education institutions, namely madrassahs, and transnational terrorist groups have featured prominently in the Western media. In the frenzied coverage of events, however, vital questions have been overlooked: What do we know about the madrassahs? Should Western policy-makers be alarmed by the recent increase in the number of these institutions in Muslim countries? Is there any connection between them and the ?global jihad?? Ali Riaz responds to these questions through an in-depth examinati
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 289 p.)
ISBN:0813543452
0813545625
1281801712
9780813543451
9780813545622
9781281801715

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