Madrassa Reforms in Pakistan
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Date
2017
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UMT.Lahore
Abstract
After 9/11 Madrassa reforms became a hot topic in Western as well as in Islamic
World. Western policy makers recommended that extremism can be eliminated by
reforming Madrassa education as Madrassa’s are the breeding grounds for terrorism.
Madrass curriculum is outdated and does not cater modern issues or does not accept
diversity in national state system based on democracy and liberal values. In this study
the Western views on Madrassa reforms have been examined and compared with the
views of Local Ulemas. For said purpose post development theory has been applied to
evaluate the views of Western academia on Madrassa reforms to be applied in Islamic
World. Post development theory states that, to become a progressive and advance
state, third world states should follow the Western model for development and
progress.