Exploring how religious and secular forces interact in the modern world.
Grossman’s story is first of all the story of a mother whose burning love for her young son collapses under the national narrative of violence and death.
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How do scholars distinguish genocide? What does intentionality, defense, and the Holocaust have to do with it?
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Pluralism not only denotes a tolerance towards others, but also offers an opportunity to intermingle and exchange and thus mitigate difference.
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In order to effectively counter any potential violence inflicted by religious schools, it is necessary that educator-peacebuilders in these institutions root themselves in the context of the school community and the lived experiences of the students and their families.
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The sources of conspiracies are not religious beliefs but rather are the reservations and vulnerabilities a community already has towards the government, society, or another distrusted entity.
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At the end of the first iteration of the program, it can be said without doubt that Madrasa Discourses has helped madrasa graduates in a number of fundamental way
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Shibli’s attempt to modernize madrasa education provided a durable impetus for social and educational reform within religious society, the impact of which is felt even today.
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There is a fear that the Islamic scholarly debate is at risk of losing to the secular modern world.
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To think critically means one has to closely study one’s surroundings and look at things in unprecedented ways. We know that the voice of literature has the power to create such new ways of seeing.
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At the end of the workshop, it was clear that there was enthusiastic interest in both the topics and approach adopted by Madrasa Discourses. It was also clear that there were unique challenges as well as possibilities that might come with expanding the existing program to include Bangladesh.
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