The Salam Institute evaluated the Pakistani Madrassa Reform Program undertaken by the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD). This 3 year- initiative included curriculum reform and training of madrasa teachers and administrators throughout Pakistan, reaching to hundreds of institutions. Salam Institute assessed the impact of ICRD programs on integrating modern education and Islamic principles...
The majority of disaffected youth in Chad attend Quranic schools rather than participating in the formal education sector. With generous support from the US Embassy in N’Djamena, this project seeks to bolster these centers of community life and resilience, engaging the local opinion leaders – Quranic School teachers – who have the highest access to...
Building off the success of the first project phase ,the Salam Institute is currently involved in the project’s second phase, Peace through Development I. This innovative project is implemented in Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso and aims to: Empower Youth; Increase Moderate Voices; Increase Civil Society Capacity to Address Community Issues; and, Strengthen Local Government. As part of PDEVII, the...
Within the context of educational reforms and capacity building of Arabic schools in Chad, civic education for peace and diversity has been identified as a tool to prevent ethnic and religious tension and to enhance existing practices of tolerance and coexistence. The cultivation of divisions between ethnic groups, which is prevalent within the education system,...