Islam, Education, and Freedom: An Uncommon Perspective on Leadership

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Islam, Education and Freedom explores six key areas of freedom: identity, pedagogy, diversity, conflict, trust, and love. Based on a qualitative case study of a progressive Islamic school in Southern California, North Star Academy, the book illustrates through the voices of the participants how each particular freedom was applied in the school. The authors show how the six freedoms were understood, taught, and practiced with the clear aim to develop proud American Muslims. It explores the ways the school leaders facilitate and impart each freedom and the influence this has on the development of American Muslim students' identity. The book culminates with a model for freedom in Islamic schooling. It concludes with three key insights: (1) Islamic schooling can facilitate or constrain the way that leaders, teacher, students, and the school community experience freedom; (2) as freedom is a core value of Islam, it should be made central to the conceptualisation and practice of Islamic schooling; and, (3) Islamic schooling, when grounded in the six freedoms, can be a pathway to comprehensive school reform and is applicable to Islamic schools in the global north. The book includes a Foreword written by Khaula Murtadha, Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Community Engagement, Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis, USA.

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Melanie C. Brooks is an Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Professor in Educational Leadership at Edith Cowan University, Australia. Miriam D. Ezzani is Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Texas Christian University, USA.