Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Fatma Nevra Seggie and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela -- Overview / Fatma Nevra Seggie -- From a U.S. Standpoint / Xyanthe Neider -- Islam and Higher Education in Pakistan / Ayesha Razzaque -- Wary Travelers / Sharon Karkehabadi -- Muslim Academics at South African Universities / Doria Daniels -- ‘We Always Knew from the Year Dot that University was the Place to Go’ / Fauzia Ahmad -- Unpacking the Undergraduate Core Curriculum / Fatma Nevra Seggie and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela -- About the Contributing Authors / Fatma Nevra Seggie and Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela.

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Islam and Higher Education in Transitional Societies explores and illuminates the intersection of Islam and higher education in changing societies. The critical question explored in this book is, what role does Islam play in higher education in transitional societies? This book presents research conducted in geographic regions that are generally under-researched including Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and where the place of Islam in higher education is often not well-explored. Because higher education is embedded in the cultural, social, economic and political contexts of particular countries, it is important to examine the role of Islam in higher education systems in different countries to better grasp how next generation of leaders in these countries will be shaped. Islam and Higher Education in Transitional Societies serves as an important benchmark for understanding Islam and potentially inform policies to transform higher education institutional processes and structures to be responsive to the Muslim world.