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This book looks at madrasas and educational institutions run by Muslim communities in India focusing on the history, social relevance and importance of these in

The prospects for peace in Afghanistan, dialogue between Washington and Tehran, the UN's bid to stabilise nuclear-armed Pakistan, understanding the largest Musl

This in-depth ethnography looks at the everyday lives of Muslim students in a girls’ madrasa in India. Highlighting the ambiguities between the students’ es

The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "clash of civilizations" between Islam and t

This volume inquires into the history of local educational traditions both before and after their encounter with European powers, and their own modernities.