Program equips graduates of traditional Muslim schools for engagement with wider world
Madrasa Discourses at Notre Dame covers the scientific and philosophical questions Islamic seminaries often skip.
When Waqas Khan, 29, graduated from his madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan, he felt disillusioned.
Though he had earned top grades throughout his education, he felt confused about the role of religion and Islamic scholars in the 21st century.
“I could not connect the learned knowledge with the world I am living in,” Khan said. “I needed to know what I am missing but I could not.”
