Education System in Saudi Arabia

Md. Muddassir Quamar is currently associated with the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India. He has focused his research on the social dynamics in Saudi Arabia within the context of the tensions emerging out of two seemingly non-harmonious trends – Islamization and modernization. He has published several research articles and book chapters on the subject. In addition, he has written extensively on India's evolving relations with the Persian Gulf and Middle Eastern countries. Dr. Quamar was a Visiting Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh in 2014–15.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Society and Social Change.- 3. Policy Approaches to Education.- 4. Development of the Education System.- 5. Imperatives for Reforms.- 6. Contemporary Saudi School Education.- 7. A Flourishing Higher Education.- 8. Women Claim Equality in Education.- 9. Changing Dynamics of Religion and Education.- 10. Conclusion.