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What is IBS?
irritable bowel syndrome
[ "Diarrhea\n\nAnother possible cause of diarrhea is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which usually presents with abdominal discomfort relieved by defecation and unusual stool (diarrhea or constipation) for at least 3 days a week over the previous 3 months. Symptoms of diarrhea-predominant IBS can be managed through a...
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What symptoms do you have with IBS?
abdominal discomfort relieved by defecation and unusual stool (diarrhea or constipation) for at least 3 days a week over the previous 3 months
[ "Diarrhea\n\nAnother possible cause of diarrhea is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which usually presents with abdominal discomfort relieved by defecation and unusual stool (diarrhea or constipation) for at least 3 days a week over the previous 3 months. Symptoms of diarrhea-predominant IBS can be managed through a...
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How can symptoms be managed with IBS?
a combination of dietary changes, soluble fiber supplements, and/or medications
[ "Diarrhea\n\nAnother possible cause of diarrhea is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which usually presents with abdominal discomfort relieved by defecation and unusual stool (diarrhea or constipation) for at least 3 days a week over the previous 3 months. Symptoms of diarrhea-predominant IBS can be managed through a...
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What is a good indicator of the rate of infectious diarrhea?
Poverty
[ "Diarrhea\n\nPoverty is a good indicator of the rate of infectious diarrhea in a population. This association does not stem from poverty itself, but rather from the conditions under which impoverished people live. The absence of certain resources compromises the ability of the poor to defend themselves against infe...
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Why does living in poverty raise your risk of diarrhea?
from the conditions under which impoverished people live
[ "Diarrhea\n\nPoverty is a good indicator of the rate of infectious diarrhea in a population. This association does not stem from poverty itself, but rather from the conditions under which impoverished people live. The absence of certain resources compromises the ability of the poor to defend themselves against infe...
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What causes this to be exacerbated?
the lack of adequate, available, and affordable medical care.
[ "Diarrhea\n\nPoverty is a good indicator of the rate of infectious diarrhea in a population. This association does not stem from poverty itself, but rather from the conditions under which impoverished people live. The absence of certain resources compromises the ability of the poor to defend themselves against infe...
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Why is proper nutrition important?
for health and functioning, including the prevention of infectious diarrhea
[ "Diarrhea\n\nProper nutrition is important for health and functioning, including the prevention of infectious diarrhea. It is especially important to young children who do not have a fully developed immune system. Zinc deficiency, a condition often found in children in developing countries can, even in mild cases, ...
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What effects does lower levels of zinc have in children?
greater number of instances of diarrhea, severe diarrhea, and diarrhea associated with fever
[ "Diarrhea\n\nProper nutrition is important for health and functioning, including the prevention of infectious diarrhea. It is especially important to young children who do not have a fully developed immune system. Zinc deficiency, a condition often found in children in developing countries can, even in mild cases, ...
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What can having a vitamin A deficiency cause?
cause an increase in the severity of diarrheal episodes
[ "Diarrhea\n\nProper nutrition is important for health and functioning, including the prevention of infectious diarrhea. It is especially important to young children who do not have a fully developed immune system. Zinc deficiency, a condition often found in children in developing countries can, even in mild cases, ...
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What is the rate of vitamin A deficiency in children worldwide?
127 million
[ "Diarrhea\n\nProper nutrition is important for health and functioning, including the prevention of infectious diarrhea. It is especially important to young children who do not have a fully developed immune system. Zinc deficiency, a condition often found in children in developing countries can, even in mild cases, ...
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What did Nesse and Williams learn?
diarrhea may function as an evolved expulsion defense mechanism
[ "Diarrhea\n\nAccording to two researchers, Nesse and Williams, diarrhea may function as an evolved expulsion defense mechanism. As a result, if it is stopped, there might be a delay in recovery. They cite in support of this argument research published in 1973 that found that treating Shigella with the anti-diarrhea...
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If diarrhea is stopped, would could happen?
there might be a delay in recovery.
[ "Diarrhea\n\nAccording to two researchers, Nesse and Williams, diarrhea may function as an evolved expulsion defense mechanism. As a result, if it is stopped, there might be a delay in recovery. They cite in support of this argument research published in 1973 that found that treating Shigella with the anti-diarrhea...
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What happened with people with Shigella were treated with anti-diarrheal medication?
caused people to stay feverish twice as long as those not so treated.
[ "Diarrhea\n\nAccording to two researchers, Nesse and Williams, diarrhea may function as an evolved expulsion defense mechanism. As a result, if it is stopped, there might be a delay in recovery. They cite in support of this argument research published in 1973 that found that treating Shigella with the anti-diarrhea...
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What has had major effects on the transmission of diarrheal diseases?
Basic sanitation techniques
[ "Diarrhea\n\nBasic sanitation techniques can have a profound effect on the transmission of diarrheal disease. The implementation of hand washing using soap and water, for example, has been experimentally shown to reduce the incidence of disease by approximately 42–48%. Hand washing in developing countries, however,...
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How much does hand washing reduce the chances of disease?
approximately 42–48%
[ "Diarrhea\n\nBasic sanitation techniques can have a profound effect on the transmission of diarrheal disease. The implementation of hand washing using soap and water, for example, has been experimentally shown to reduce the incidence of disease by approximately 42–48%. Hand washing in developing countries, however,...
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Why do developing countries not wash their hands as much as other countries?
access to soap and water is limited
[ "Diarrhea\n\nBasic sanitation techniques can have a profound effect on the transmission of diarrheal disease. The implementation of hand washing using soap and water, for example, has been experimentally shown to reduce the incidence of disease by approximately 42–48%. Hand washing in developing countries, however,...
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What is a solution to help this problem?
implementation of educational programs that encourage sanitary behaviours
[ "Diarrhea\n\nBasic sanitation techniques can have a profound effect on the transmission of diarrheal disease. The implementation of hand washing using soap and water, for example, has been experimentally shown to reduce the incidence of disease by approximately 42–48%. Hand washing in developing countries, however,...
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What is a major means of the spread of diarrhea disease?
water contamination
[ "Diarrhea\n\nGiven that water contamination is a major means of transmitting diarrheal disease, efforts to provide clean water supply and improved sanitation have the potential to dramatically cut the rate of disease incidence. In fact, it has been proposed that we might expect an 88% reduction in child mortality r...
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What has cut the rate of diarrhea disease incidents?
clean water supply and improved sanitation
[ "Diarrhea\n\nGiven that water contamination is a major means of transmitting diarrheal disease, efforts to provide clean water supply and improved sanitation have the potential to dramatically cut the rate of disease incidence. In fact, it has been proposed that we might expect an 88% reduction in child mortality r...
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What would be the reduction in deisease incedence if there was better water and sanitation?
22–27% reduction in disease incidence
[ "Diarrhea\n\nGiven that water contamination is a major means of transmitting diarrheal disease, efforts to provide clean water supply and improved sanitation have the potential to dramatically cut the rate of disease incidence. In fact, it has been proposed that we might expect an 88% reduction in child mortality r...
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What is the downfall of using immunization against the pathogens that cause disease?
it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination
[ "Diarrhea\n\nImmunization against the pathogens that cause diarrheal disease is a viable prevention strategy, however it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination. In the case of Rotavirus, which was responsible for around 6% of diarrheal episodes and 20% of diarrheal disease deaths in the children o...
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What is responsible for 6% of dearrheal disease?
Rotavirus
[ "Diarrhea\n\nImmunization against the pathogens that cause diarrheal disease is a viable prevention strategy, however it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination. In the case of Rotavirus, which was responsible for around 6% of diarrheal episodes and 20% of diarrheal disease deaths in the children o...
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What percent is the rotavirus responsible for in diarrheal disease deaths?
20%
[ "Diarrhea\n\nImmunization against the pathogens that cause diarrheal disease is a viable prevention strategy, however it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination. In the case of Rotavirus, which was responsible for around 6% of diarrheal episodes and 20% of diarrheal disease deaths in the children o...
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What was the effect of the Rotavirus vaccine?
(2-3%) decrease in total diarrheal disease incidence
[ "Diarrhea\n\nImmunization against the pathogens that cause diarrheal disease is a viable prevention strategy, however it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination. In the case of Rotavirus, which was responsible for around 6% of diarrheal episodes and 20% of diarrheal disease deaths in the children o...
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What year was the Rotovirus vaccine used?
1985
[ "Diarrhea\n\nImmunization against the pathogens that cause diarrheal disease is a viable prevention strategy, however it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination. In the case of Rotavirus, which was responsible for around 6% of diarrheal episodes and 20% of diarrheal disease deaths in the children o...
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What can be done to combate dietary deficiences?
promoting better eating practices
[ "Diarrhea\n\nDietary deficiencies in developing countries can be combated by promoting better eating practices. Supplementation with vitamin A and/or zinc. Zinc supplementation proved successful showing a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrheal disease compared to a control group. The majority of the lit...
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What has been used and shown successful in a decrease in incidence of diarrheal disease?
Zinc
[ "Diarrhea\n\nDietary deficiencies in developing countries can be combated by promoting better eating practices. Supplementation with vitamin A and/or zinc. Zinc supplementation proved successful showing a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrheal disease compared to a control group. The majority of the lit...
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WHat strategy was found out to be more cost effective?
zinc supplementation
[ "Diarrhea\n\nDietary deficiencies in developing countries can be combated by promoting better eating practices. Supplementation with vitamin A and/or zinc. Zinc supplementation proved successful showing a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrheal disease compared to a control group. The majority of the lit...
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What is the basic treatment many cases of diarrhea need?
replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed
[ "Diarrhea\n\nIn many cases of diarrhea, replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed. This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously. Diet restrictions such as the BRAT diet are no longer recommended. Research does not support the limiting of milk to children...
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How is this treatment given?
This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously
[ "Diarrhea\n\nIn many cases of diarrhea, replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed. This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously. Diet restrictions such as the BRAT diet are no longer recommended. Research does not support the limiting of milk to children...
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What type of diet is no longer recommended?
BRAT diet
[ "Diarrhea\n\nIn many cases of diarrhea, replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed. This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously. Diet restrictions such as the BRAT diet are no longer recommended. Research does not support the limiting of milk to children...
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What does WHO recommend to do?
children with diarrhea continue to eat as sufficient nutrients are usually still absorbed to support continued growth and weight gain
[ "Diarrhea\n\nIn many cases of diarrhea, replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed. This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously. Diet restrictions such as the BRAT diet are no longer recommended. Research does not support the limiting of milk to children...
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What can be used to prevent dehydration?
Oral rehydration solution (ORS)
[ "Diarrhea\n\nOral rehydration solution (ORS) (a slightly sweetened and salty water) can be used to prevent dehydration. Standard home solutions such as salted rice water, salted yogurt drinks, vegetable and chicken soups with salt can be given. Home solutions such as water in which cereal has been cooked, unsalted ...
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What are some good standard home solutions?
salted rice water, salted yogurt drinks, vegetable and chicken soups with salt
[ "Diarrhea\n\nOral rehydration solution (ORS) (a slightly sweetened and salty water) can be used to prevent dehydration. Standard home solutions such as salted rice water, salted yogurt drinks, vegetable and chicken soups with salt can be given. Home solutions such as water in which cereal has been cooked, unsalted ...
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What is a commercial solution that can also be used?
Pedialyte
[ "Diarrhea\n\nOral rehydration solution (ORS) (a slightly sweetened and salty water) can be used to prevent dehydration. Standard home solutions such as salted rice water, salted yogurt drinks, vegetable and chicken soups with salt can be given. Home solutions such as water in which cereal has been cooked, unsalted ...
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What is the WHO's recipe for ORS?
one liter water with one teaspoon salt (3 grams) and two tablespoons sugar (18 grams) added
[ "Diarrhea\n\nOral rehydration solution (ORS) (a slightly sweetened and salty water) can be used to prevent dehydration. Standard home solutions such as salted rice water, salted yogurt drinks, vegetable and chicken soups with salt can be given. Home solutions such as water in which cereal has been cooked, unsalted ...
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What are not recommended for younger kids because it can casue more dehydration?
Drinks especially high in simple sugars, such as soft drinks and fruit juices
[ "Diarrhea\n\nDrinks especially high in simple sugars, such as soft drinks and fruit juices, are not recommended in children under 5 years of age as they may increase dehydration. A too rich solution in the gut draws water from the rest of the body, just as if the person were to drink sea water. Plain water may be u...
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Why are sodas and high sugar fruit juices not recommended?
A too rich solution in the gut draws water from the rest of the body, just as if the person were to drink sea water
[ "Diarrhea\n\nDrinks especially high in simple sugars, such as soft drinks and fruit juices, are not recommended in children under 5 years of age as they may increase dehydration. A too rich solution in the gut draws water from the rest of the body, just as if the person were to drink sea water. Plain water may be u...
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What can be used to give fluids when they can not drink?
A nasogastric tube
[ "Diarrhea\n\nDrinks especially high in simple sugars, such as soft drinks and fruit juices, are not recommended in children under 5 years of age as they may increase dehydration. A too rich solution in the gut draws water from the rest of the body, just as if the person were to drink sea water. Plain water may be u...
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What does WHO recommend?
a child with diarrhea continue to be fed
[ "Diarrhea\n\nWHO recommends a child with diarrhea continue to be fed. Continued feeding speeds the recovery of normal intestinal function. In contrast, children whose food is restricted have diarrhea of longer duration and recover intestinal function more slowly. A child should also continue to be breastfed. The WH...
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What does continuing to eat do for your illness?
Continued feeding speeds the recovery of normal intestinal function
[ "Diarrhea\n\nWHO recommends a child with diarrhea continue to be fed. Continued feeding speeds the recovery of normal intestinal function. In contrast, children whose food is restricted have diarrhea of longer duration and recover intestinal function more slowly. A child should also continue to be breastfed. The WH...
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What happens when a childs food is restricted?
children whose food is restricted have diarrhea of longer duration and recover intestinal function more slowly
[ "Diarrhea\n\nWHO recommends a child with diarrhea continue to be fed. Continued feeding speeds the recovery of normal intestinal function. In contrast, children whose food is restricted have diarrhea of longer duration and recover intestinal function more slowly. A child should also continue to be breastfed. The WH...
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Are antibiotics used in diarrhea instances?
they are usually not used except in specific situations
[ "Diarrhea\n\nWhile antibiotics are beneficial in certain types of acute diarrhea, they are usually not used except in specific situations. There are concerns that antibiotics may increase the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome in people infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7. In resource-poor countries, treatment wi...
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What are the concerns with anitbiotics?
may increase the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome in people infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7
[ "Diarrhea\n\nWhile antibiotics are beneficial in certain types of acute diarrhea, they are usually not used except in specific situations. There are concerns that antibiotics may increase the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome in people infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7. In resource-poor countries, treatment wi...
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What are bacteria doing that makes them not work as well?
some bacteria are developing antibiotic resistance
[ "Diarrhea\n\nWhile antibiotics are beneficial in certain types of acute diarrhea, they are usually not used except in specific situations. There are concerns that antibiotics may increase the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome in people infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7. In resource-poor countries, treatment wi...
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What are the origins of the word madrasa?
Arabic
[ "Madrasa\n\nMadrasa (Arabic: مدرسة‎, madrasah, pl. مدارس, madāris, Turkish: Medrese) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion). The word is variously transliterated madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, medrese, etc. In the West, the word u...
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What type of educational institution does the term madrasa refer?
any type
[ "Madrasa\n\nMadrasa (Arabic: مدرسة‎, madrasah, pl. مدارس, madāris, Turkish: Medrese) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion). The word is variously transliterated madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, medrese, etc. In the West, the word u...
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In Western culture, the term madrasa widely refers to the practices of what religion?
Islamic
[ "Madrasa\n\nMadrasa (Arabic: مدرسة‎, madrasah, pl. مدارس, madāris, Turkish: Medrese) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion). The word is variously transliterated madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, medrese, etc. In the West, the word u...
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How many students enrolled in madaris are Muslim?
Not all
[ "Madrasa\n\nMadrasa (Arabic: مدرسة‎, madrasah, pl. مدارس, madāris, Turkish: Medrese) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion). The word is variously transliterated madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, medrese, etc. In the West, the word u...
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What are the root origins of the word madrasah?
triconsonantal Semitic
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe word madrasah derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root د-ر-س D-R-S 'to learn, study', through the wazn (form/stem) مفعل(ة)‎; mafʻal(ah), meaning \"a place where something is done\". Therefore, madrasah literally means \"a place where learning and studying take place\". The word is also present a...
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What is the literal translation of madrasah?
a place where learning and studying take place
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe word madrasah derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root د-ر-س D-R-S 'to learn, study', through the wazn (form/stem) مفعل(ة)‎; mafʻal(ah), meaning \"a place where something is done\". Therefore, madrasah literally means \"a place where learning and studying take place\". The word is also present a...
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In Arabic, what does madarasah mean?
same as school does in the English language
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe word madrasah derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root د-ر-س D-R-S 'to learn, study', through the wazn (form/stem) مفعل(ة)‎; mafʻal(ah), meaning \"a place where something is done\". Therefore, madrasah literally means \"a place where learning and studying take place\". The word is also present a...
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During the Ottoman Empire, what types of schools were typical?
lower schools and specialised
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe word madrasah derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root د-ر-س D-R-S 'to learn, study', through the wazn (form/stem) مفعل(ة)‎; mafʻal(ah), meaning \"a place where something is done\". Therefore, madrasah literally means \"a place where learning and studying take place\". The word is also present a...
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What were the students in madaris called?
danişmends
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe word madrasah derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root د-ر-س D-R-S 'to learn, study', through the wazn (form/stem) مفعل(ة)‎; mafʻal(ah), meaning \"a place where something is done\". Therefore, madrasah literally means \"a place where learning and studying take place\". The word is also present a...
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What is the English connotative understanding of the word madrash?
Islamic institutions
[ "Madrasa\n\nHowever, in English, the term madrasah usually refers to the specifically Islamic institutions. A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ḥifẓ course teaching memorization of the Qur'an (the person who commits the entire Qurʼan to memory is called a ḥāfiẓ); and an ʻālim course lead...
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What is taught through a hifz class or set of classes?
memorization of the Qur'an
[ "Madrasa\n\nHowever, in English, the term madrasah usually refers to the specifically Islamic institutions. A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ḥifẓ course teaching memorization of the Qur'an (the person who commits the entire Qurʼan to memory is called a ḥāfiẓ); and an ʻālim course lead...
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What is shariah?
Islamic law
[ "Madrasa\n\nHowever, in English, the term madrasah usually refers to the specifically Islamic institutions. A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ḥifẓ course teaching memorization of the Qur'an (the person who commits the entire Qurʼan to memory is called a ḥāfiẓ); and an ʻālim course lead...
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What is the discipline taught in mantiq courses?
logic
[ "Madrasa\n\nHowever, in English, the term madrasah usually refers to the specifically Islamic institutions. A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ḥifẓ course teaching memorization of the Qur'an (the person who commits the entire Qurʼan to memory is called a ḥāfiẓ); and an ʻālim course lead...
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What set of courses does someone need to take for preparation to be considered as a scholar?
ʻālim
[ "Madrasa\n\nHowever, in English, the term madrasah usually refers to the specifically Islamic institutions. A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ḥifẓ course teaching memorization of the Qur'an (the person who commits the entire Qurʼan to memory is called a ḥāfiẓ); and an ʻālim course lead...
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What age groups are usually enrolled in madaris?
all ages
[ "Madrasa\n\nPeople of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming imams.[citation needed] The certificate of an ʻālim, for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.[citation needed] A good number of the ḥuffāẓ (plural of ḥāfiẓ) are the product of the madaris. The madaris also resemble colleges,...
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How long does someone have to be enrolled in alim courses to earn a certificate or graduate?
approximately twelve years
[ "Madrasa\n\nPeople of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming imams.[citation needed] The certificate of an ʻālim, for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.[citation needed] A good number of the ḥuffāẓ (plural of ḥāfiẓ) are the product of the madaris. The madaris also resemble colleges,...
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In what ways are madaris similar to western colleges?
people take evening classes and reside in dormitories
[ "Madrasa\n\nPeople of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming imams.[citation needed] The certificate of an ʻālim, for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.[citation needed] A good number of the ḥuffāẓ (plural of ḥāfiẓ) are the product of the madaris. The madaris also resemble colleges,...
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Why do madaris extend enrollment to children of less fortunate circumstances?
provide them with education and training
[ "Madrasa\n\nPeople of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming imams.[citation needed] The certificate of an ʻālim, for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.[citation needed] A good number of the ḥuffāẓ (plural of ḥāfiẓ) are the product of the madaris. The madaris also resemble colleges,...
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What is the format for co-education for women in madaris?
they study separately from the men
[ "Madrasa\n\nPeople of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming imams.[citation needed] The certificate of an ʻālim, for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.[citation needed] A good number of the ḥuffāẓ (plural of ḥāfiẓ) are the product of the madaris. The madaris also resemble colleges,...
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What is the meaning of Islamic education?
education in the light of Islam itself
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe term \"Islamic education\" means education in the light of Islam itself, which is rooted in the teachings of the Quran - holy book of Muslims. Islamic education and Muslim education are not the same. Because Islamic education has epistemological integration which is founded on Tawhid - Oneness or mo...
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What book is the basis for education in Islamic traditions?
Quran
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe term \"Islamic education\" means education in the light of Islam itself, which is rooted in the teachings of the Quran - holy book of Muslims. Islamic education and Muslim education are not the same. Because Islamic education has epistemological integration which is founded on Tawhid - Oneness or mo...
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What types of education greatly differs from Islamic education?
Muslim education
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe term \"Islamic education\" means education in the light of Islam itself, which is rooted in the teachings of the Quran - holy book of Muslims. Islamic education and Muslim education are not the same. Because Islamic education has epistemological integration which is founded on Tawhid - Oneness or mo...
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What is Islamic religion traditionally considered as far as theology is concerned?
monotheism
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe term \"Islamic education\" means education in the light of Islam itself, which is rooted in the teachings of the Quran - holy book of Muslims. Islamic education and Muslim education are not the same. Because Islamic education has epistemological integration which is founded on Tawhid - Oneness or mo...
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Where was the first madrasa located?
the estate of Hazrat Zaid bin Arkam
[ "Madrasa\n\nThe first institute of madrasa education was at the estate of Hazrat Zaid bin Arkam near a hill called Safa, where Hazrat Muhammad was the teacher and the students were some of his followers.[citation needed] After Hijrah (migration) the madrasa of \"Suffa\" was established in Madina on the east side of...
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Who was the teacher at the first madrasa?
Hazrat Muhammad
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Who was named as a teacher at the second madrasa, housed in a mosque?
Hazrat 'Ubada bin Samit
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What handwriting art form was taught in the early madaris?
calligraphy
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What type of physical fitness activities were taught in the early madaris?
athletics and martial arts
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Which class of people founded the madaris during the medieval period?
ruling elite
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How were the madaris funded during the medieval period?
through a religious endowment
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What class of people inherited status during the Mamluk Period?
former slaves
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What allowed the ruling elite to maintain power during the Mamluk period?
Guaranteed positions within the new madaris
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In what city was the Mosque-Madrasah of Sultan Hasan?
Cairo
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Who traditionally paid for scholars to study natural sciences?
royal courts
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What group of people had the highest literacy rates during the Middle Ages?
Caliphate
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What schools had the biggest impact on the rising literacy rates in the Caliphate?
maktab and madrasa institutions
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How long did it take for madaris to spread to smaller cities and towns?
several centuries
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When were the first recorded Islamic elementary schools?
10th century
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What term refers to Islamic elementary schools?
maktab
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Who wrote a training guide for Islamic maktab teachers?
Ibn Sīnā
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What did Ibn Sina prefer over private tutors?
classes
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How many component of education did Ibn Sina describe in their teachings?
two
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What type of skills did Ibn Sina state children should learn in secondary education?
manual skills
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According to Ibn Sina, at what age should children choose a direction for their education?
14
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According to Ibn Sina, what is needed to support transition at the secondary stage of education?
flexibility
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What should secondary training provide a student in the secondary stage of school?
future career
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What discipline was studied in traditional madrasah?
religious sciences
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What was traditionally left out of the madrasah curriculum?
philosophy and the secular sciences
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Who decided the content that would be delivered in a particular madrasah?
its founder
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What is the most widely known madrasah?
al-Azhar University
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How many madaris have been founded in Cairo?
75
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What term refers to Islamic law?
fiqh
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When did Islamic law school begin?
9th century
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How long did a student have to study law, in early Islamic law graduate schools, in order to graduate?
ten or more years
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What traditional schooling has been considered modeled after the traditional Islamic graduate schools?
European doctorate
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