What is a madrasa?

About “What is a madrasa?”

What Is a Madrasa? is a book written by Islamic scholar Ebrahim Moosa. It combines elements of autobiography, advocacy, ethnography, and history to provide an insider view of Deobandi madrasas in the Indian subcontinent. The book was published by the University of North Carolina Press in April 2015. Moosa draws from his personal experiences and observations to explore the role and function of these religious educational institutions. The work offers a detailed look at the structure and culture of madrasas through a scholarly and reflective lens. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)