New Urdu Book on Madrasas and Terrorism--Allegations and Realities

Name of the Book: Dini Madaris Aur Dehshatgardi: Ilzam aur Haqiqat
Authors: Waris Mazhari & Yoginder Sikand
Publisher: Global Media Publications, New Delhi (www.gmpublications.com)
Year: 2008
Price: Rs. 125 (hardbound)
Pages: 171

This book is a collection of articles, the first of its sort in Urdu, on the much-debated issue of madrasas and allegations of terrorism. It is divided into two broad sections. The first section contains seven articles by Yoginder Sikand on the subject; and the second contains ten articles by Waris Mazhari, editor of the Delhi-based monthly Urdu journal Tarjuman Dar ul-Ulum, the official organ of the Old Boys’ Association of the Deoband madrasa.