The examination of the status
of madrasa in Islamic history testimonies to its success due to strong sense of respect among the Muslims for «Knowledge» -
On the other hand, the so - called educated section of Pakistan with cadet, public and missionary school upbringings do not want to get associated
with madrasas.
However, the issue of
madrasa reforms has become more complex after the promulgation of 18th Amendment, under which the subject of Islamic education has been transferred to the provinces (Zaidi, 2013).
The sudden and tragic incident of 9/11 along with involvement of al - Qaeda and Taliban changed the status of
madrasa for ever.
The PMEB's mandate was to establish
model madrasas and to regulate and approve conditions of existing seminaries on the recommendations of its Academic Council.
In the eyes of western politicians, a certain type of education based on exclusive and rote learning of the Qura'an offered
by madrasas, seem to be the only logical explanation for the inculcation of hate and irrationality in Islamist terrorists (Bergen and Pandey, 2006).
Madrasa System of Education in India, Continuity and Change: A Case study based on colonial Impact.
There is a fundamental distinction
between madrasa graduates who are from poor economic background, possessing little technological knowledge and lead a downplayed pious life in villages and the middle class, politically literate global
And at the same time, not just
madrasa students, but people from secular institutions also respond to political Islam.
He said: «Let me be clear: there is nothing wrong with children learning about their faith, whether it's
at madrasas, Sunday schools or Jewish yeshivas.
The establishment of religious theocracy in Iran caused proliferation of
Shia madrasas in Pakistan.
Explore historic Moroccan architecture at the 14th - century Ben
Youssef Madrasa.
Several of these classic interior elements are featured above in the Ben
Yousseff Madrasa photos.
So the civilized world not only gets slap and has to prove who slapped and weather he was
Madrasa trained yada yada yada...
Even in the Indian Sub-continent, Muslim rulers
established madrasas and also devised new teaching methods, curriculum and educational policies.
The position of
madrasas from simple schools for education changed into breeding grounds of Islamist fundamentalist.
Where did you get this from,
madrasa text book about infidels, or was it revealed by some conspiracy theory proposed by Zaid Hamid, Hamid Mir or Hamid Gul??? The Friday sermon is full of such theories, believe them and prosper.
Jahangir promulgated a regulation that whenever a rich man or traveler died without heir his property would go to the crown to be used for
repairing madrasas and lodges.
The Christian equivalent of an
Islamist madrasa is being set up in a normal decent English school, teaching children hateful and extremist ideology.
In western Thrace there are
still madrasas but only the most ignorant teachers are allowed to teach and no Muslim community can bring teachers from Turkey even though Greek schools in Turkey can freely bring teachers from Greece.
It is likewise difficult to imagine the give - and - take of the disputatio in a
Muslim madrasa.
The place of worship is called a langgar in the Javanese language of central Java; a tadjug in the Sundanese language of western Java; a surau in Malay, the language nearest to Indonesian which is used throughout the islands; and a mcunasah — from the
Arabic madrasa — in the language of Atjeh in western Sumatra.
In recent years there has been a considerable increase in the number of religious schools, religious instruction has been introduced in public elementary schools, and
modern madrasas have been founded.
Isn't it about time Britain stopped indoctrinating its children by setting up Faith Schools and Denominational
Church Madrasas?
While originally focused on Latin American programs, the volume was later expanded to include providers in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa (including Korea's booming private tutoring industry, the
crowded madrasas of rural Bangladesh, and the war - torn Democratic Republic of Congo, where a whopping 70 percent of schools are faith - based).
The approach of the State under Pervez Musharraf saw extensive elaboration of
madrasa policy and a shift from Islamisation to Modernisation of the institution.
Interestingly,
madrasa since time of its emergence has been intrinsically related with state activities, policies and patronage.
There is no denying the fact that,
madrasa recieved un-due curiosity and imagination of international audience.
In the formative period of Islam,
madrasas acted as supporters of the Islamdom and played decisive role in aiding the administrative machinery.
The war in Afghanistan required huge number of religiously motivated soldiers - religiously educated and trained by Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) with guidance from
many madrasas of the region.
The government proposed a new education policy in September 2009, and a decision was made to establish a Madrassa Regulatory Authority under the Interior Ministry to
control madrasas.