Reading with Allah

Madrasas in West Bengal

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Reading with Allah by Nilanjana Gupta, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Nilanjana Gupta ISBN: 9781136704970
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 15, 2012
Imprint: Routledge India Language: English
Author: Nilanjana Gupta
ISBN: 9781136704970
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 15, 2012
Imprint: Routledge India
Language: English

Based on extensive fieldwork and archival records, this book traces the emergence and flourishing of madrasas and the myriad ways in which they impact upon local Muslim communities, especially in West Bengal. It also addresses issues of identity, ‘secular’ education and gender in this context, while exploring the myths that surround these institutions. Amongst other things, it interrogates why Muslim communities prefer sending their sons to government schools to receive a secular education, while the daughters are sent to madrasas.

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Based on extensive fieldwork and archival records, this book traces the emergence and flourishing of madrasas and the myriad ways in which they impact upon local Muslim communities, especially in West Bengal. It also addresses issues of identity, ‘secular’ education and gender in this context, while exploring the myths that surround these institutions. Amongst other things, it interrogates why Muslim communities prefer sending their sons to government schools to receive a secular education, while the daughters are sent to madrasas.

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