The Madrasa in Asia : Political Activism and Transnational Linkages
(eBook)
Contributors
Armijo, Jackie, Contributor
Bruinessen, Martin van, Contributor
Hasan, Noorhaidi, Contributor
Noor, Farish A, Editor
Noor, Farish A., Contributor
Bruinessen, Martin van, Contributor
Hasan, Noorhaidi, Contributor
Noor, Farish A, Editor
Noor, Farish A., Contributor
Published
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,, [2008].
Format
eBook
ISBN
9789048501380
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Language
English
UPC
10.1515/9789048501380
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Description
Since the rise of organizations like the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the traditional Islamic school known as the madrasa has frequently been portrayed as a terrorist hotbed. For much longer, the madrasa has been considered by some as a backward and petrified impediment to Islamic social progress. However, for an important segment of the poor Muslim populations of Asia, madrasas constitute the only accessible form of education and an opening to the wider world. This comprehensive volume presents a representative overview of the unknown world behind the walls of these institutions in nations such as China, Indonesia, Iran, and Pakistan, showcasing the educational changes and transnational networks that help to produce an alternative form of globalization.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Language
In English.