Author : Farish A. Noor,Yoginder Sikand,Martin van Bruinessen
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789053567104
The Madrasa in Asia by Farish A. Noor,Yoginder Sikand,Martin van Bruinessen Pdf
Summary: "Since the rise of the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the traditional Islamic schools known as the madrasa have frequently been portrayed as hotbeds of terrorism. For much longer, the madrasa has been considered by some as a backward and petrified impediment to social progress. However, for an important segment of the poor Muslim populations of Asia, madrasas constitute the only accessible form of education. This volume presents an overview of the madrasas in countries such as China, Indonesia, Malayisia, India and Pakistan."--Publisher description.