L'enseignement Islamique en Afrique Francophone: Les Medersas de la Republique Du Mali

Evolution of Arab-Islamic Modern Education in French-Speaking Africa, the Medresesof the Republicof Mali, theCaseof Bamako1980-1994 – Social role, modeof functioningandcurricula. Mali isoneof thecountries that haveplayeda major rolein thetransmission anddissemination of Islamic learningand culture in Africa. Thisbookby Dr. Ahmet Kavas, a specialist of the history of culture in Africa,particularly Western Africa, was originally the author’sPhD thesis approved at Université Paris 7. Dr. Kavas conducted research in the archives of Mali and its surroundings to produce this comprehensive source on the evolution of the modes of education in Mali over the last century, where the encounter of tradition and modernity often comes to the fore.