Book Launch: The Role of Madrasas

The launch of the book, The Role of Madrasas: Assessing Parental Choice, Financial Pipelines and Recent Developments in Religious Education in Pakistan & Afghanistan, was held at Islamabad Serena Hotel on 30^th January, 2018.

Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal, and National Security Advisor, retired Lt. Gen. Nasser Khan Janjua, spoke at the launch event alongside the authors and editors of the book. Ambassador of Denmark, Rolf Holmboe, was also present at the event.

The book at hand is the result of a more than two-year-long joint enterprise across borders, regions, and continents, aimed at identifying the development and status of the religious seminaries, also known as madrasas, in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The result of the study in terms of this book reflects the collaboration between the Royal Danish Defence College (RDDC) and the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) and the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), both from Pakistan, and the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) from Afghanistan.

Below are the links to the news coverage of the event:

Dawn:

https://www.dawn.com/news/1386370

Radio Pakistan:

https://www.radio.gov.pk/30-01-2018/ahsan-calls-for-collective-efforts-to-address-root-causes-of-radicalization

Aaj TV:

https://aaj.tv/2018/01/ahsan-calls-for-collective-efforts-to-address-root-causes-of-radicalization/

The Nation:

https://nation.com.pk/30-Jan-2018/ahsan-calls-for-collective-efforts-to-address-root-causes-of-radicalization?

Pakistan Today:

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/30/ahsan-iqbal-calls-for-collective-efforts-to-address-root-causes-of-radicalisation/

Express Tribune: