Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education

Like most religious communities Muslinls do not constitute a monolithic, undiftl'rcntiatcd community but display a rich variety of differences. This fact is not appreciated by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Needless to say, this fact is hardly ever acknowledged in the discourse of Muslim educa...

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Main Authors: Kazmi, Yedullah, Hashim, Rosnani
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/17243/
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spelling iium-172432013-06-25T11:12:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17243/ Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education Kazmi, Yedullah Hashim, Rosnani L Education (General) Like most religious communities Muslinls do not constitute a monolithic, undiftl'rcntiatcd community but display a rich variety of differences. This fact is not appreciated by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Needless to say, this fact is hardly ever acknowledged in the discourse of Muslim education. This essay explores ways that this absence can be filled. Hence the challenge for Muslim educators is twofold: to design a learning and teaching situation that not only tolerates, but celebrates difference without surrendering commonality, and to imbue l\Iluslims with sufficiently robust historical consciousness to be effective historical actors. If educators meet this challenge successfully then the issue of citizenship can also easily be resolved Palgrave Macmillan 2010 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17243/1/Citizenship_Identity_and_Euc._Is_Being_Muslim_a_Fact.pdf Kazmi, Yedullah and Hashim, Rosnani (2010) Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education. In: Citizenship, Identity and Education in Muslim Communities. Palgrave Macmillan , New York, pp. 85-102. ISBN 978-0-230-10454-9
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Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education
description Like most religious communities Muslinls do not constitute a monolithic, undiftl'rcntiatcd community but display a rich variety of differences. This fact is not appreciated by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Needless to say, this fact is hardly ever acknowledged in the discourse of Muslim education. This essay explores ways that this absence can be filled. Hence the challenge for Muslim educators is twofold: to design a learning and teaching situation that not only tolerates, but celebrates difference without surrendering commonality, and to imbue l\Iluslims with sufficiently robust historical consciousness to be effective historical actors. If educators meet this challenge successfully then the issue of citizenship can also easily be resolved
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Hashim, Rosnani
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Hashim, Rosnani
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title Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education
title_short Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education
title_full Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education
title_fullStr Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education
title_full_unstemmed Is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and Islamic education
title_sort is being muslim fact or a challenge? : a perspective on muslim identity, citizenship and islamic education
publisher Palgrave Macmillan
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/17243/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/17243/1/Citizenship_Identity_and_Euc._Is_Being_Muslim_a_Fact.pdf
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