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Islam, Education, and Freedom

By Brooks, Melanie C.

Islam, Education, and Freedom

By Brooks, Melanie C.

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Islam, Education and Freedom explores six key areas of freedom: identity, acceptance, pedagogy, conflict, trust, and love. Based on a qualitative case study of a progressive Islamic school in Southern California, North Star Academy, the book illustrates through the voices of the participants how each particular freedom was applied in the school. The authors show how the six freedoms were understood, taught, and practiced with the aim of developing courageous and confident American Muslims. It explores the ways the school leaders facilitate and impart each freedom and the influence this has on the development of American Muslim students' identity.
The book culminates with a model for freedom in Islamic schooling. It concludes with three key insights: (1) Islamic schooling can facilitate or constrain the way that leaders, teachers, students, and the school community experience freedom; (2) as freedom is a core value of Islam, it should be made central to the conceptualization and practice of Islamic schooling; and, (3) Islamic schooling, when grounded in the six freedoms, can be a pathway to comprehensive school reform and is applicable to Islamic schools. The book includes a Foreword written by Khaula Murtadha, Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Community Engagement, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
218
Release Date:
2025-12-11
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1350231223
ISBN13:
9781350231221
Weight:
339 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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