Madrasa schools in East Africa: An islamic perspective in holistic education
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9781138082656
Editor
John P. Miller, Kelli Nigh, Marni J. Binder, Bruce Novak and Sam Crowell
Publication (Name of Journal)
International handbook of holistic education
Department
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
Publisher
Routledge
City
New York
Abstract
Whole Child Education offers the possibility of mitigating some of the prevalent ruptures created through economic, social, cultural, and personal fragmentation. The Madrasa Schools in East Africa provide a holistic early learning model rooted in the traditional madrasa framework in Islam through an integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum, specifically designed for Muslim children. This might serve as developmental model for education in parts of the world where challenges of access to education are enormous. The Madrasa schools challenge the negative perceptions of Islamic education. They produce children who are caring and who do not have to abandon their language, tradition, and culture to become cosmopolitan and successful in the contemporary world. The children are empowered to transform these dimensions of their identity constructively and inclusively.
Recommended Citation
Panjwani, A., & Niyozov, S. (2019). Madrasa schools in East Africa: An Islamic perspective in holistic education. In J. P. Miller, K. Nigh, M. J. Binder, B. Novak, & S. Crowell, International Handbook of Holistic Education (pp. 191–200). New York: Routledge.