Tag: MADRASAS
Humza Yousaf, the Ulama, & the Challenge of Assimilation
Following Humza Yousaf's appointment as Scotland's First Minister, Dr. Abdul Wahid argues that Yousaf's newfound office may be more harmful than helpful.
The ‘Regulating Madrasas’ Bill: battered, bruised and bloodied, but not dead yet.
Madrasas can give a slight sigh of relief, for now, before taking a deep breath and wondering what the government will try next. The proposal for regulating “Out-of-school Education Settings” appears less likely to proceed as planned after the government received many thousands of replies to the consultation from piano…
Madrasah’s R Us
"I don't know how to read the Qur'an, but I want my son to be able to." I remember smiling politely at this mother who had been explaining the reasons why she wanted her son to attend a primary Islamic faith school. She did not wear the hijab (the…