Reforms in Islamic Education: International Perspectives [Paperback]

In recent times, there has been intense global interest on and scrutiny of Islamic education. In reforming Islamic schools, what are the key actions initiated and are they contested or negotiated by and among Muslims?

This edited collection brings together leading scholars to explore current reforms in Islamic schools. Drawing together international case studies,Reforms in Islamic Educationcritically discusses the reforms, considering the motivations for them, nature of them and perceptions and experiences of people affected by them. The contributors also explore the tensions, resistance, contestations and negotiations between Muslims and non-Muslims, and among Muslims, in relation to the reforms.

Highlighting the need to understand and critique reforms in Islamic schools within broad historical, political and socio-cultural contexts, this book is a valuable resource for academics, policymakers and educators.

The volume offers critical accounts of Islamic educational reforms in diverse contexts of the Muslim world. Various eminent scholars provide fresh and learned perspectives on the dynamics helpful in engaging with the principle, policy, and practice of reforms in Islamic education. Mohammad Talib, Lecturer, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, UK, and Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Fellow in the Anthropology of Muslim Societies, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK

This volume of collected studies about some of the current debates about education across the World of Islam provides valuable insights into the diversity of Muslim opinion about such things as the aims, methods, content, logistics and ownership of Islamic Education. The fact that it surveys both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority contexts, and what are generally perceived as 'progressive'ls