Sardar, Ziauddin and Jeremy Henzell-Thomas, Rethinking Reform in Higher Education: From Islamization to Integration of Knowledge, London and Washington: The International Institute of Islamic Thought (paperback)

Abstract

The “crisis” in the Muslim world is attributed variably to several reasons ranging from political (leadership) to spiritual, from educational to social degradation, from economic to technological, to name a few. There is a great deal of discussion on each of these domains attempting to find the main problem and the follow-up prospective. And the process still goes on. The book under review is in line with and attempts to grapple the Muslim “crisis”, and locates it in “educational”. It advocates a “vigorous reform in higher Education” as the key factor to realize the higher objectives of Muslim life. The book came into fruition after a number of deliberations, discussions, and conferences spread over a decade held across the Atlantic Ocean. It has four chapters and a forward.