AU - Hajj, Mandana AU - Panizza, Ugo AB - This paper uses individual-level data and a differences-in-differences estimation strategy to test whether the education gender gap of Muslims is different from that of Christians. In particular, the paper uses data for young Lebanese and shows that, other things equal, girls (both Muslim and Christian) tend to receive more education than boys and that there is no difference between the education gender gap of Muslims and Christians. Therefore, the paper finds no support for the hypothesis that Muslims discriminate against female education. (Contains 3 tables.) (ERIC: As Provided) http://search.shamaa.org/abstract_en.gif ID - 25320 OP - pp. 337-344 PB - Orlando Elsevier 2009 PP - Orlando Elsevier 2009 SN - 02727757 T1 - Religion and education gender gap : are Muslims different? [Article] YR - Orlando Elsevier 2009