Islamic Schooling in the West

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction

   • Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah

   Pages 1-9

3. The Emergence of Islamic Schools: A Contextual Background

   • Shaikh Abdul Mabud

   Pages 11-33

4. Muslim Schools in Australia: Development and Transition

   • Jan A. Ali

   Pages 35-62

5. Towards a Hybrid Approach to the Governance of Islamic Schools in NSW

   • Ayda Succarie, Wayne Fallon, Gabriela Coronado

   Pages 63-96

6. What Else Do They Teach in an Islamic School?

   • Peter Jones

   Pages 97-115

7. Islamic Worldview and Curriculum Development

   • Freda Shamma

   Pages 117-127

8. Muslim Ethos Within Muslim Schools

   • Abdullah Trevathan

   Pages 129-150

9. Enacting a Vision in a Faith School: Putting Word into Action

   • Anne McDonald

   Pages 151-167

10. Islamic Pedagogy: Potential and Perspective

    • Nadeem A. Memon, Mariam Alhashmi

    Pages 169-194

11. A Pedagogical Framework for Teacher Discourse and Practice in Islamic Schools

    • Muhammad Abdullah

    Pages 195-226

12. Attaining the ‘Islamic’ in Islamic Schools

    • Abdullah Elleissy

    Pages 227-237

13. The Importance of Islamic Studies from an Islamic Worldview in Australia

    • Ibrahima Diallo

    Pages 239-256

14. Islamic Studies in Islamic Schools: Evidence-Based Renewal

    • Mohamad Abdalla

    Pages 257-283

15. Arabic Teaching at Australian Islamic Schools: A CALL Framework

    • Nadia Selim

    Pages 285-314

16. Conclusion

    • Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah

    Pages 315-322

17. Back Matter

    Pages 323-327

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This book presents the views of leading scholars, academics, and educators on the renewal of Islamic schools in the Western context. The book argues that as Islamic schools in Western contexts have negotiated the establishment phase they must next embrace a period of renewal. Renewal relates to a purposeful synthesis of the tradition with contemporary educational practice and greater emphasis on empirical research substantiating best practices in Islamic schools. This renewal must reflect teaching and learning practices consistent with an Islamic worldview and pedagogy. It should also inform, among other aspects, classroom management models, and relevant and contextual Islamic and Arabic studies. This book acquaints the reader with contemporary challenges and opportunities in Islamic schools in the Western context with a focus on Australia.

• behavior management
• character education model
• contextualisation of Islamic and Arabic studies
• Traditional vs. contemporary pedagogical approaches
• curriculum models

“Islamic Schooling in the West is a book designed to promote the renewal of Islamic education in the Western community. … This book will be interesting for both scholars and teachers.” (Saortua Marbun, Reflective Teaching, wabashcenter.wabash.edu, March, 2019)

• University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

  Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah

Mohamad Abdalla is Professor of Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at the University of South Australia. He is a public intellectual and one of Australia’s most prominent Muslim leaders. Over the last two decades, he contributed substantially to the field of Islamic studies in Australia. He pioneered the establishment of three Islamic studies centres across few Australian universities. 


Dylan Chown is Research Fellow and the Program Director for Islamic Education in the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE), University of South Australia. His research focuses on Islamic pedagogy and aims to further efforts towards Islamic schooling renewal. Dylan has extensive teaching experience at Islamic and non-Islamic Australian schools. 


Muhammad Abdullah is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at the University of South Australia. He has over 25 years teaching experience at a Government K–12 school in an inner suburb of Sydney. He has been a Chief Examiner of Aboriginal Studies for The Higher School Certificate in NSW and is currently the Supervisor of Marking for the same subject. Abdullah’s PhD focuses on a ground-breaking project exploring the Formulation of a Pedagogical Framework for Islamic Schools in Australia.

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