by Sami Makarem = [Tathbīt al-imāmah : al-mansūb ilá al-Manṣūr Billāh / taḥqīq Sāmī Makārim].
Imam Hatip schools have been a crucial and controversial Islamic education in a secular Turkey. The majority of Imam Hatip School students come from families who live and conduct their relations in accordance with Islamic norms and principles. Many conservative, religious-minded parents in rural and small town (in central and eastern Turkey) sent their children after primary school to an Imam …