madrasa,
- a variation of madrasah.
Example Sentences
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The accusation against Iqbal was circulated so widely and swiftly that on 8 May, the Poonch police put out a statement, clarifying that Iqbal had died in cross-border shelling in the madrasa.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
One man told us the Muridke complex usually houses children from miles around who come to study at the madrasa, though it was largely evacuated a week ago.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
“Due to the closing of schools, the number of students has increased by around 40%,” said Mansour Muslim, who runs a madrasa mainly for teenage girls in north Kabul.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
“I joined the madrasa because at home we couldn’t study and our schools are closed, so I came to learn the Koran,” said Mahtab, a 15-year-old pupil at Mansour Muslim’s Kabul madrasa.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
Around the time of my tenth birthday, the Pakistani Army led a siege of a women’s madrasa in Islamabad, our nation’s capital.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
