September 13, 2016

‘Estranged from the Ideal Past: Historical Evolution of Madrasahs in Singapore’ (Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 2005), by A/P Khairudin Aljunied (Dept of Malay Studies) and Mr Dayang Istiaisyah Hussin, Alumnus (Dept of Sociology), examines the historical evolution of the madrasah in Singapore as against its ideal Islamic past.

The authors argue that a few broad processes have brought the estrangement of the present day madrasah from its ideal concept and practice in the medieval times. They explain how the nature of Islam was propagated in the Malay Archipelago and how it had a growing threat of Christian missionary movements which were reinforced by the role of British colonialists in marginalizing and delimiting the development and growth of the madrasah into an integrated educational institution.

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