Religious schools rise in Bangladesh
Estimated 15,000 madrasas teaching four million students amid heated debate over spread of political Islam.
Published On 10 Jan 2014
With a controversial war crimes trial and the rise of an Islamic group called Hefazat-e-Islam, the past year has seen political Islam become a heated topic in Bangladesh. Al Jazeera’s Maher Sattar takes a look at the madrasas, or Islamic schools, that form the backbone of the Hefazat movement.
Source: Al Jazeera