Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia - Softcover

Riaz, Ali

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813554225 ISBN 13: 9780813554228

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

ALI RIAZ is a professor of politics and government at Illinois State University. Previously, he worked for the BBC World Service as a senior broadcast journalist.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813554225
• ISBN 13: 9780813554228
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304