Islamic education in secular societies
by Aslan, Ednan, Rausch, Margaret, Sertkan, Sedef
Explores how the religious and secular, as well as the traditional and modern intersect in Islamic educational institutions that benefit Muslims and their societies by averting extremism and promoting cohesion.
Through history, Islam was the dominant religion and source of legitimation for ruling entities in diverse contexts where cultures and religions thrived in harmony. Today, the presence of Muslims as citizens in secular societies poses challenges, either by belonging to minoritie…
"In today's Turkey under the Justice and Development administration, it seems that religion becomes or its imposed as an important element of the Turkish national identity. The education system works as the channel of promoting this change. So, the case of Turkey is that of a na…
"In today's Turkey under the Justice and Development administration, it seems that religion becomes or its imposed as an important element of the Turkish national identity. The education system works as the channel of promoting this change. So, the case of Turkey is that of a na…
Educational system, leadership, and socio-political role of pesantren, Indonesian Islamic traditional education centers; collection of articles.
