Culture, Identity, and Islamic Schooling

Download or read book Culture, Identity, and Islamic Schooling written by M. Merry and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-07-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of the growing phenomenon of Islamic schools in the United States and Europe, this compelling study outlines whether these schools share similar traits with other religious schools, while posing new challenges to education policy. Merry elaborates an ideal type of islamic philosophy of education in order to examine the specific challenges that Islamic schools face, comparing the different educational realities facing Muslim Populations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States.