Reforms in Islamic Education

Charlene Tan is a Professor in Educational Policy and Leadership in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

• AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsIntroduction, Charlene Tan (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)Part I: Historical Perspectives of Islamic Education1. Islamic Educational Reform in Nineteenth-Century Egypt: Lessons for the Present, Indira Gesink (Baldwin Wallace University, USA)2. Monarchical Autonomy and Societal Transformation: Twentieth-Century Reforms to Islamic Education in Morocco, Ann Wainscott (University of Florida, USA) Part II: Aims and Models of Islamic Education3. Reforms in Islamic Education: A Global Perspective Seen from the Indonesian Case, Azyumardi Azra (Graduate School State Islamic University, Indonesia)4. Madrasa Education Reform in Afghanistan, 2002-13: A Critique, Yahia Baiza (Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK) 5. Reforms in Pakistani Madrasahs: Voices from Within, Misbahur Rehman (University of Erfurt, Germany)6. Breaking the Headscarf Ban in Secular Turkey: An Alternative Educational Establishment in Istanbul, Des Nagihan Haliloglu (Alliance of Civilizations Institute, Turkey)7. Santichon Islamic School: A Model for Islamic Private School in Thailand, Srawut Aree (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)Part III: Curriculum and Pedagogy of Islamic Education8. Reforming Madrasa Curriculum in an Era of Globalisation: The Singapore Case, Charlene Tan (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) and Hairon Salleh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) 9. Transformative Islamic Education through a Transformative Pedagogy in Malaysia, Rosnani Hashim (International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia) 10. Citizenship Education: A study of Muslim Students in Ten Islamic and State Secondary Schools in Britain, Nader Al-Refai (National Private School, Oman) and Christopher Bagley (University of Southampton, UK) 11. Singing and Music A Multifaceted and Controversial Aspect of Islamic Religious Education in Sweden, Jenny Berglund, (Södertörn University, Sweden)12. Children’s Literature: Effective Means of Islamic Education in Iran, Maryam Serajiantehrani (University of Cambridge, UK)Index

The volume offers critical accounts of Islamic educational reforms in diverse contexts of the Muslim world. Various eminent scholars provide fresh and learned perspectives on the dynamics helpful in engaging with the principle, policy, and practice of reforms in Islamic education.