Making Modern Muslims: The Politics of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia

Book Overview

When students from a Muslim boarding school were convicted for the 2002 terrorist bombings in Bali, Islamic schools in Southeast Asia became the focus of intense international scrutiny. Some analysts have warned that these schools are being turned into platforms for violent jihadism. Making Modern Muslims is the first book to look comparatively at Islamic education and politics in Southeast Asia. Based on a two-year research project by leading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824833163
• ISBN13: 9780824833169
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"