Jadidism and the Reform of Muslim Education in Russia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

The concept of Jadidism - the reform movement among Muslims in the Russian Empire - at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and to the present day has beeen of interest to researchers. Scientists discuss it not only the issues of terminology, but also in regard to determining the exact date of the occurrence of this phenomenon and determining its most important stages. Representatives of this movement have been recorded on the pages of history, and their achievements today are an extremely rich source for analysis, mainly due to the ideas they proclaim, which at the turn of the centuries were courageous, and sometimes innovative. The article aims to present the concept of Jadidism in the context of socio-religious changes among the Muslim (Tatar) community in the Russian Empire at the turn of nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Muslim education in Rajasthan. A case study of madrasa for girls in Bikaner

The aim of the presented paper is to describe the functioning of madrasa in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Muslims constitute the second largest religious group in India and thus the largest religious minority. The low literacy level of Muslims and Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes is well documented in research studies. The method used in this research is that of the case study. The presented results are the effect of the larger project on illiteracy conducted by the author in India in 2011–2020. Martha Nussbaum’s Capabilities Approach was used to analyze madrasa’s activity.