The madrasa in Asia : political activism and transnational linkages / Farish A. Noor, Yoginder Sikand & Martin van Bruinessen (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farish A. Noor (Farish Ahmad Noor), 1967-

Sikand, Yoginder, 1967-

Bruinessen, Martin van

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

ISIM series on contemporary Muslim societies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Madrasahs--Asia--Congresses.

Madrasahs.

Islamic education--Political aspects--Asia--Congresses.

Islamic education.

Asia.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

303 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2008]

Summary:

Since the rise of the Taliban and Al Qaeda the traditional Islamic schools known as madrasas have frequently been portrayed as hotbeds of terrorism For much longer, modernizers have denounced madrasas as impediments to social progress although other others have praised them for their self sufficiency and for providing authentic grassroots education for numerous poor Muslims in Asia the madrasa still constitutes the only accessible form of education. Madrasa reform has been high on the political and social agendas of governments across Asia but the madrasa itself remains a little understood Institution

The Madrasa in Asia Political Activism and Transnational Linkages tills a major gap in understanding the dynamics of Muslim education and activism at the grassroots. The contributors who all have extensive first hand knowledge of the world of the madrasa provide a balanced overview of the social, educational and political roles of madrasas across Asia, from China and Indonesia to Iran.

Isim Series on Contemporary Muslim Societies

Contents:

Introduction: Behind the walls : re-appraising the role and importance of madrasas in the world today / Farish A. Noor, Yoginder Sikand and Martin van Bruinessen

Voices for reform in the Indian madrasas / Yoginder Sikand

Change and stagnation in Islamic education : the Dar al-ʻUlum of Deoband after the split in 1982 / Dietrich Reetz

'Insde and outside' in a girls' madrasa in New Delhi / Mareike Winkelmann

Between Pakistan and Qom : Shiʻi women's madrasas and new transnational networks / Mariam Abou Zahab

The uncertain fate of Southeast Asian students in the madrasas of Pakistan / Farish A. Noor

Muslim education in China : Chinese madrasas and linkages to Islamic schools abroad / Jackie Armijo

From Pondok to Parliament : the role played by the religious schools of Malaysia in the development of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) / Farish A. Noor

Traditionalist and Islamist pesantrens in contemporary Indonesia / Martin van Bruinessen

The salafi madrasas of Indonesia / Noorhaidi Hasan.

Notes:

"Most of these essays are updated versions of papers that were first presented at the international conference 'The madrasa in Asia: transnational linkages and real or alleged political roles', in May 2004 in Leiden"--P. 7.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9053567100

9789053567104

OCLC:

225876002