With more Islamic schooling, Erdogan aims to reshape Turkey
- 25-Jan-2018
ISTANBUL: On a hill overlooking Istanbul is a religious school where, 50 years ago, a boy from a working class district attended classes in Islam. The boy was Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s future president. The school was one of the first Imam Hatip schools, founded by the state to educate young men to be preachers. At […]
Spend more on schooling to reduce inequality, IMF says
- 11-Oct-2017
WASHINGTON: Tackling disparities in education is crucial to reducing global income inequality, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, urging governments to spend more on schooling for disadvantaged children. In a report, the IMF said that over the past three decades, 53 percent of countries had become more unequal but experiences varied widely. Global inequality […]