Faithful education : madrassahs in South Asia / Ali Riaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riaz, Ali.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Madrasahs--South Asia.

Madrasahs.

Islamic religious education--South Asia.

Islamic religious education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011, 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 policymakers 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 examination of the madraassahs in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. In Faithful Education, he examines these institutions and their roles in relation to current international politics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Map and Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Study Madrassahs? Understanding the Importance of Islamic Seminaries

1. Madrassahs: Little Known, Much Discussed

2. The Genesis and the Trajectories

3. Pakistan: The Madrassah as a Mirror of Society

4. Bangladesh: A Tale of Two Systems

5. India: Diversity and Changes in Madrassahs

6. Reforming Madrassahs

7. Where To?

Notes

Bibliography

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-80171-2

9786611801717

0-8135-4562-5

OCLC:

476191003