Education in the Muslim World: Different Perspectives

This collection of articles is an eclectic selection of studies of a range of educational situations relating to Muslim populations in different parts of the world. It is intended as a selection and in no way contains any overarching theme, other than illustrating the wide diversity of situations and issues relating to education in Muslim societies. The contributors provide a wide and fascinating range of insights and problems, many of which apply to other communities as well; there is much to be shared and celebrated between 'east' and 'west', but only with greater understanding. It is hoped this book will contribute something towards that understanding. CONTENTS: Rosarii Griffin. Introduction and Overview; S.P. Singh. The Interface between Islam and the West in Politics, and Intellectual Awakening and Education in the Middle Ages; Ken Shaw. Muslim Education in the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia: selected issues; André Elias Mazawi. State Power, Faculty Recruitment and the Emergence of Political Constituencies in Saudi Arabia; Sarfaroz Niyozov. Education in Tajikistan: a window to understanding change through continuity; Ozcam Demirel. Education in Turkey; Lila Zia Levers. Ideology and Change in Iranian Education; Serra Kirdar. The Development of Women's Education in the Arab World; Colin Brock, James Dada & Tida Jatta. Selected Perspectives on Education in West Africa, with Special Reference to the Gambia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria; Su-Ann Oh & Rebecca Roberts. Palestinians and Education in Lebanon; David Galloway. Educational Reconstruction in the Aftermath of War: some observations from the work of aid agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Jeffrey Ayala Milligan. Between the Cross and the Crescent Moon: the education of Muslims in the Southern Philippines; Ann Doyle. Educational Equality, Religion and the Education of Muslim Pupils: a comparative study of France and England; Yahia Bahia. The Politics of Higher Education in Contemporary Afghanistan: the post-Taliban