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madrasah

madrasah

1 9.3
A school where Muslim students learn about Islam and other subjects
  • noun
  • /məˈdrɑːsə/
  • UK
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  • The Khudamudeen madrasah, according to its chancellor, is training students from Burma, Nepal, Chechnya, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mongolia, and Kuwait.
  • extremist madrasahs
  • radical madrasahs

Examples

  • The United States has asked Pakistan to crack down on the militant groups and to close certain madrasahs, but America must do more than just scold.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Out of the 700 students at the madrasah, 127 are foreigners.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Tens of thousands more came to study in Pakistani madrasahs.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Most madrasahs offer only religious instruction, ignoring math, science, and other secular subjects important for functioning in modern society.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Only about 4,350 of the estimated 40,000 to 50,000 madrasahs in Pakistan have registered with the government.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Many children in Bangladesh attend a madrasah to learn about Islam and its teachings.

  • The local madrasah offers courses that help students deepen their understanding of their faith.

  • In recent years, more families have chosen to send their children to madrasahs for religious education in Pakistan.

Synonyms

madrasa
vsmadrasah
  • UK
2 9.4

A school where Muslim students learn about religion and also subjects like math

is mainly focused on religious instruction rather than secular education

How Religious

seminary
63 7.0
madrasah
  • UK
1 9.3
school
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

madrasah singular
madrasahs plural

Etymology

Madrasah comes from the Arabic words darasa ('to study') and madrasa ('a place of study'). So a madrasah is a school where people learn, often about Islam.