List of Islamic educational institutions

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Institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter include:

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Historical institutions in continuous operations

Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:

Seminaries

Colonial era

Institutions of religious education (most are classified as "madrasas", a term that means "school" or, literally, "place where lessons are given") founded during the colonial era:

Post-colonial era

Religious institutions (or madrasas) founded since the end of colonial rule in the respective countries:

Non-seminaries

Colonial era

These are institutions founded during colonial era that are not religious seminaries. Most are universities with a broad charter for comprehensive education in the Muslim communities they serve.

Post-colonial era

Educational institutions founded since end of colonial rule that are not religious seminaries, but have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter, or devoted to sciences and arts usually associated with Islamic or Muslim culture and history:

Afghanistan

Algeria

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Burkina Faso

Brunei Darussalam

Chad

Ivory Coast

Egypt

Ghana

Republic of Guinea

Indonesia

India

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Jordan

Lebanon

Libya

Malaysia

Morocco

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Republic of Mozambique

Netherlands

Niger

Nigeria

Palestine

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Russian Federation

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Senegal

Somalia

Syria

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

United States

United Kingdom

Yemen

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