Melanie C. Brooks is an Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Professor in Educational Leadership at Edith Cowan University, Australia. Miriam D. Ezzani is Associate Professor in Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Texas Christian University, USA.

Islam, Education, and Freedom offers a deep glimpse into the journeys of leaders of Muslim schools and some of the complex issues they face in determining what Islamic freedom looks like in Western schooling spaces. Unparalleled and riveting, it is the first such work of its kind. This book can be a core text in our understanding of education for Muslim youth in the US and beyond.

• Series Editors’ ForewordForeword, Khaula Murtadha (Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, USA)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Intersections of Islam, Education, and Freedom 1. North Star Academy: A Progressive Islamic School2. Freedom of Identity3. Freedom of Acceptance4. Freedom of Pedagogy5. Freedom for Conflict6. Freedom to Trust7. Freedom to Love8. Five Years Later9. North Star Academy: A Model for FreedomMethodological AppendixGlossary of Arabic and Islamic Terms ReferencesIndexIndex

Melanie C. Brooks is an Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Professor in Educational Leadership at Edith Cowan University, Australia. Miriam D. Ezzani is Associate Professor in Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Texas Christian University, USA.

Islam, Education, and Freedom offers a deep glimpse into the journeys of leaders of Muslim schools and some of the complex issues they face in determining what Islamic freedom looks like in Western schooling spaces. Unparalleled and riveting, it is the first such work of its kind. This book can be a core text in our understanding of education for Muslim youth in the US and beyond.

• Series Editors’ ForewordForeword, Khaula Murtadha (Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, USA)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Intersections of Islam, Education, and Freedom 1. North Star Academy: A Progressive Islamic School2. Freedom of Identity3. Freedom of Acceptance4. Freedom of Pedagogy5. Freedom for Conflict6. Freedom to Trust7. Freedom to Love8. Five Years Later9. North Star Academy: A Model for FreedomMethodological AppendixGlossary of Arabic and Islamic Terms ReferencesIndexIndex

Melanie C. Brooks is an Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Professor in Educational Leadership at Edith Cowan University, Australia. Miriam D. Ezzani is Associate Professor in Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Texas Christian University, USA.

Islam, Education, and Freedom offers a deep glimpse into the journeys of leaders of Muslim schools and some of the complex issues they face in determining what Islamic freedom looks like in Western schooling spaces. Unparalleled and riveting, it is the first such work of its kind. This book can be a core text in our understanding of education for Muslim youth in the US and beyond.

• Series Editors’ ForewordForeword, Khaula Murtadha (Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, USA)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Intersections of Islam, Education, and Freedom 1. North Star Academy: A Progressive Islamic School2. Freedom of Identity3. Freedom of Acceptance4. Freedom of Pedagogy5. Freedom for Conflict6. Freedom to Trust7. Freedom to Love8. Five Years Later9. North Star Academy: A Model for FreedomMethodological AppendixGlossary of Arabic and Islamic Terms ReferencesIndexIndex