Publication
Aug 2007
This publication explains the madrassa educational system in Bangladesh and challenges prevailing negative opinions of the schools in the West. The author provides an historical overview of the schools and centrality of Islam in the Bangladeshi educational system. She concludes that madrassas perform an important function in a country where poor families cannot afford to send their children to modern schools.
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Author | Tiffany Ellis |
Series | IPCS Special Reports |
Issue | 47 |
Publisher | Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) |
Copyright | © 2007 Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) |