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Schooling Islam: The Culture and Politics of Modern Muslim Education

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: UK; Princeton University Press; 2010Description: 292 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9780691129334
DDC classification:
  • 297.77
Summary: Since the Taliban seized Kabul in 1996, the public has grappled with the relationship between Islamic education and radical Islam. Media reports tend to paint madrasas--religious schools dedicated to Islamic learning--as medieval institutions opposed to all that is Western and as breeding grounds for terrorists. Others have claimed that without reforms, Islam and the West are doomed to a clash of civilizations.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore Religion and Philosophy 297.77 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Withdrawn For Sale PKLC014837
Total holds: 0

Since the Taliban seized Kabul in 1996, the public has grappled with the relationship between Islamic education and radical Islam. Media reports tend to paint madrasas--religious schools dedicated to Islamic learning--as medieval institutions opposed to all that is Western and as breeding grounds for terrorists. Others have claimed that without reforms, Islam and the West are doomed to a clash of civilizations.

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