Publication

The findings in this report are mainly based on interviews conducted with madrasa and government representatives in Afghanistan in 2010. Section one takes a closer look at the current status of madrasas registration, the government motivations and strategy for introducing the measure and how it is received by the madrasas. Section two outlines and discusses the key elements in a madrasa reform and identifies the main opportunities and challenges to reform. Section three outlines a number of alternative models for institution building in the Afghan madrasa sector. Section four brings out the conclusions and proposed next steps.