The madrasa in Asia : political activism and transnational linkages
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The madrasa in Asia : political activism and transnational linkages
Manohar, 2009
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"First published by Amsterdam University Press in 2008"--T.p. verso
"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
Contents of Works
- 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
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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 numerous poor Muslims in Asia, the madrasa still constitutes the only accessible form of education.
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