madrassa
noun
ma·dras·sa
mə-ˈdra-sə 
-ˈdrä-
variants
or madrasa
or less commonly madrassah
or madrasah
: a Muslim school, college, or university that is often part of a mosque
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On Sunday, Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani offered a more moderate statement at a madrassa in Kabul, urging Taliban leaders to avoid imposing their will on the Afghan people.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
And this year the U.N. reported that the Taliban is, once again, aiding and abetting Al Qaeda, which now runs eight training camps and five madrassas in Afghanistan.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024
Admission to the Biennale, which will be spread out among the mosques and madrassas for which Bukhara is known, will be free.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2024
The debate around the need for women to veil (or not) is vibrant, and many businessmen legitimize their prosperity by investing in new mosques or madrassas.
—Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2017
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
And this year the U.N. reported that the Taliban is, once again, aiding and abetting Al Qaeda, which now runs eight training camps and five madrassas in Afghanistan.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024
Admission to the Biennale, which will be spread out among the mosques and madrassas for which Bukhara is known, will be free.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2024
The debate around the need for women to veil (or not) is vibrant, and many businessmen legitimize their prosperity by investing in new mosques or madrassas.
—Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2017
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“Madrassa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madrassa. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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