1st Edition

Muslim Education in the 21st Century Asian perspectives

Edited By Sa’eda Buang, Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew Copyright 2014
224 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Muslim Education in the 21 st Century reinvestigates the current state of affairs in Muslim education in Asia whilst at the same time paying special attention to Muslim schools’ perception of educational changes and the reasons for such changes. It highlights and explores the important question of whether the Muslim school has been reinventing itself in the field of pedagogy and curriculum to... Read more

Madrasah Education in Bangladesh: Contestations and Accommodations

Ali Riaz

Contemporary Madrasas and Contested Modernities: Educational Reform in Pakistan

Shiraz Thobani

The Role, Developments and Challenges of Islamic Education in China

Charlene Tan & Ke-jia Ding

 

From Jingtang Education to Arabic School: Muslim Education in Yunnan

Ma Xuefeng

Pendidikan Islami (Islamic Education): Reformulating a New Curriculum for Muslim Schools in Aceh, Indonesia

Eka Srimulyani & Sa’eda Buang

Crafting a New Democracy: Civic Education in Indonesia Islamic Universities

Elisabeth Jackson & Bahrissalim

The Hikmah (wisdom) Program: A Philosophical Inquiry for the Teaching of Islamic Education

in Malaysia

Rosnani Hashim, Suhailah Hussien & Juhasni Adila Juperi.

Coming to Grips with Modernization: The Teens aL.I.V.E. Programme and the Teaching of Sadaqah (giving of alms)

Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew

Confronting and Integrating Modernity: Religious Education and Curriculum Reforms in Turkey

Seyfi Kenan

Pedagogical Innovations and the Reinvention of 'Old' Pedagogy in Muslim Schools in Russia

Aelita Miniyanova

Biography

Sa’eda Buang is a senior lecturer with the Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew is an associate professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

The nature of Islamic religious education in a number of settings makes this a useful reference text for any reader interested in religious education. - Professor Dr Maya David Nee Khemlani, University of Malaya

A fascinating insight into religious education. This book travels the Islamic world in Asia with educational and cultural politics interlaced. - Emeritus Professor Raj Brown, Royal Holloway University of London