Islamic religious education and state school policies in France and Senegal

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ID21445191
AutoresRania Hanafi (0000-0002-1593-5576, CNRS, autor correspondente), Mamadou Bouna Timera (Cheikh Anta Diop University), Same Bousso (Université Cheikh Ahmadoul Khadim, Touba and Arab-Islamic Education Inspector), Jean-François Bruneaud (Université de Bordeaux)
Ano2026
Volume48
Fascículo1
Páginas92-104
Data de publicação2026-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBritish Journal of Religious Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0141-6200 • E-ISSN: 1740-7931
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01416200.2025.2474518
OpenAlexW4408315883
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas21

This article examines the proponents of Islamic education in the daaras of Senegal and private Muslim schools (PMSs) in France, with a particular focus on government education reforms in the early 2000s. Empirical data was gathered through interviews with association leaders, headmasters, and teachers of Islamic Religious Education in both the daaras and PMSs. This was complemented by an analysis of educational policies through a socio-historical lens, exploring the intersection of the State-led modernisation project of the daaras in Senegal with the emergence of PMSs in France. This approach highlights the challenges faced in two education systems shaped by the conflicting legacies of French colonial school policies. Additionally, the study focuses on the various forms of mobilisation by Islamic stakeholders. It examines how these actors operate in contexts of tension with the State. The analysis places particular emphasis on their engagement in favour of Islamic religious education within national education systems

Islam · Policy analysis · Political science · Religious education · Sociology · State (computer science) · State policy · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools · Religious studies