Document Type
Book
Publication Title
Islam, Education, and Freedom: An Uncommon Perspective on Leadership
First Page
1
Last Page
196
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
School
School of Education
RAS ID
70111
Abstract
Islam, Education and Freedom explores six key areas of freedom: identity, acceptance, pedagogy, conflict, trust, and love. Based on a qualitative case study of a progressive Islamic school in Southern California, North Star Academy, the book illustrates through the voices of the participants how each particular freedom was applied in the school. The authors show how the six freedoms were understood, taught, and practiced with the aim of developing courageous and confident American Muslims. It explores the ways the school leaders facilitate and impart each freedom and the influence this has on the development of American Muslim students’ identity. The book culminates with a model for freedom in Islamic schooling. It concludes with three key insights: (1) Islamic schooling can facilitate or constrain the way that leaders, teachers, students, and the school community experience freedom; (2) as freedom is a core value of Islam, it should be made central to the conceptualization and practice of Islamic schooling; and, (3) Islamic schooling, when grounded in the six freedoms, can be a pathway to comprehensive school reform and is applicable to Islamic schools. The book includes a Foreword written by Khaula Murtadha, Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Community Engagement, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA.
DOI
10.5040/9781350231214
Creative Commons License
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Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Brooks, M.C. , & Ezzani, M.D. (2024). Islam, education, and freedom: An uncommon perspective on leadership. London: Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350231214