Open AccessJan-Peter Hartung and Helmut Reifeld (eds). Islamic Education, Diversity and National Identity: Dini Madaris in India Post-9/11. New Delhi: Sage Publications. 2005. 331 pages. Indian Rs 380.00. Paperback.
Author(s) -
Samizli
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v45i2pp.318-319
Subject(s) - islam , politics , terrorism , front (military) , diversity (politics) , sociology , curriculum , identity (music) , political science , religious studies , media studies , law , theology , geography , art , philosophy , aesthetics , meteorology
This book deals with a current subject, particularlyreflecting the fallout from the 9/11 events in the USA. For years dinimadaris (religious schools) have contributed to Muslim educationaldevelopment in India as well as across the border in Pakistan. As aconsequence of 9/11, these religious schools have come under thespotlight with respect to their curriculum and whether they are turningout fanatics bent on destabilising the existing political and economicorder, domestically as well as internationally. This has become all themore important because in the western world-view these religious schoolsencourage an extremely narrow frame of mind. Such schools, according tothe western world-view, promote violence (i.e., terrorism), have hiddensources of funding, operate secretly, and impact significantly on thepolitical front.