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Madrasa in Asia: political activism and transnational linkages
Sikand, YoginderNoor, Farish AVan Bruinessen, Martin

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 educat…

Edition
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ISBN/ISSN
9789048501380
Collation
303 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Series Title
ISIM series on contemporary Muslim societies
Call Number
370.95 MAD m