[Yoginder Sikand]

This blog aims to broaden the debate on madrasas in
India (and South Asia, more generally), by focussing,
in particular, on the voices of reformist Indian
ulema. Contrary to media depictions, a large number of
Indian ulema are indeed in favour of certain reforms
in the madrasas so as to make them serve their task as
centres of Islamic instruction and guidance more
effectively.

These voices are rarely, if ever, heard in the
so-called ‘mainstream’ press, one reason being that
many of these ulema write and speak Urdu, not English.
This blog seeks to provide a platform for their voices
to be heard beyond their restricted audience.

-Yoginder Sikand