Masooda Bano: 3 books

Book cover of Female Islamic Education Movements

Female Islamic Education Movements

The Re-democratisation of Islamic Knowledge

by Masooda Bano
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017

Since the 1970s, movements aimed at giving Muslim women access to the serious study of Islamic texts have emerged across the world. In this book, Masooda Bano argues that the creative spirit that marked the rise and consolidation of Islam, whereby Islam inspired serious intellectual engagement to...
Book cover of The Rational Believer

The Rational Believer

Choices and Decisions in the Madrasas of Pakistan

by Masooda Bano
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012

Islamic schools, or madrasas, have been accused of radicalizing Muslims and participating, either actively or passively, in terrorist networks since the events of 9/11. In Pakistan, the 2007 siege by government forces of Islamabad’s Red Mosque and its madrasa complex, whose imam and students staged...
Book cover of Breakdown in Pakistan

Breakdown in Pakistan

How Aid Is Eroding Institutions for Collective Action

by Masooda Bano
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012

Thirty percent of foreign development aid is channeled through NGOs or community-based organizations to improve service delivery to the poor, build social capital, and establish democracy in developing nations. However, growing evidence suggests that aid often erodes, rather than promotes, cooperation...
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