Myths about Islamic educational institutions: the case of IIUM

• Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: L Education (General); LB2300 Higher Education; LC251 Moral and religious education. Education under church control; LC905 Islamic Education; LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82558/7/82558_Myths%20about%20Islamic%20educational%20institutions.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82558/

Many people associate Islamic educational Institutions, including International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), with backwardness, rigidity and anti-modernity. Located in Kuala Lumpur, IIUM was established in 1983 to integrate Islam into mainstream education. It offers almost all subjects taught...