Between the State and the Malam: Understanding the Forces that Shape the Future of Nigeria’s Qur’anic Schools*
The present paper attempts to answer the question: what accounts for the persistence of Qur’anic schools as separate schools operating at cross-purposes with the Nigerian state in the provision of education to millions of Muslim children officially reported to be “out of school?” To answer this ques...
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2012
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Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2012, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 97-116 |
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malam
Qur’anic schools
Northern Nigeria
Islamiyya
Madrassas
state
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