The purpose of this study was to investigate the rise of higher learning overall, and specifically the development of Turkish higher education. The study provides an analysis of the birth of the Turkish higher education institutions and the Madrasa as a Turkish-Islamic instituti…
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Decoding the cultural lives of monuments and the many meanings that accrue to them in time has been vital to art historical inquiry. In this framework, this dissertation explores the composite meanings constructed around the 13th-14th century madrasas (theological seminaries) co…
Today remains of al-Salihiyya complex, a madrasa and a mausoleum founded in the thirteenth century, still stand on Bayn al-Qasrayn area, but not intact. Remains of the complex are scattered within the urban fabric of historical Cairo. The primary object of this work is to monito…
In this dissertation I explore social identity, secularism, and Indian Muslims' conceptions and experiences of living in a secular state while debating among themselves the meanings of ethical Muslim selfhood. Through participant observation and interviews based on over 15months…