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An ethnographic study of Qur'anic schools in northern Nigeria that debunks stereotypes about such schools being recruitment grounds for Boko Haram and other violent groups. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Hannah Hoechner explores through the eyes of students the true nature of being young, poor, and Muslim in a context of pervasive inequality.
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Quranic Schools in Northern Nigeria, Hannah Hoechner
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- Released
- 2020
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Hannah Hoechner
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 291
- ISBN10
- 1108441734
- ISBN13
- 9781108441735
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Maps & Travel, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Politics
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- 3 out of 5
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- An ethnographic study of Qur'anic schools in northern Nigeria that debunks stereotypes about such schools being recruitment grounds for Boko Haram and other violent groups. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Hannah Hoechner explores through the eyes of students the true nature of being young, poor, and Muslim in a context of pervasive inequality.