Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Acknowledgement 7
4. Introduction 9
5. 1. Voices for Reform in the Indian Madrasas 31
6. 2. Change and Stagnation in Islamic Education: The Dar al-'Ulum of Deoband after the Split in 1982 71
7. 3. ‘Inside and Outside’ in a Girls’ Madrasa in New Delhi 105
8. 4. Between Pakistan and Qom: Shiʽi Women’s Madrasas and New Transnational Networks 123
9. 5. The Uncertain Fate of Southeast Asian Students in the Madrasas of Pakistan 141
10. 6. Muslim Education in China: Chinese Madrasas and Linkages to Islamic Schools Abroad 169
11. 7. From Pondok to Parliament: The Role Played by the Religious Schools of Malaysia in the Development of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) 191
12. 8. Traditionalist and Islamist Pesantrens in Contemporary Indonesia 217
13. 9. The Salafi Madrasas of Indonesia 247
14. Contributors 275
15. Glossary 279
16. Acronyms and Names of Organisations, Movements and Institutions 285
17. Maps 291
18. Index 297