ISBN:
978-0-7190-9972-4
,
978-1-78499-308-5
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 215 Seiten
Series Statement:
Humanitarianism
Keywords:
Islamische Staaten Islam
;
Verein
;
Humanitäre Hilfe
;
Soziale Organisation
;
Nichtregierungsorganisation
;
Persönlichkeit
;
Wohlfahrt
;
Humanismus
Abstract:
This book is the fruit of twenty years' reflection on Islamic charities, both practically and as a key to understand the crisis in contemporary Islam. On the one hand Islam is undervalued as a moral and political force whose admirable qualities are epitomised in its strong tradition of charitable giving. On the other hand, it suffers from a crisis of authority that cannot be blamed entirely on the history of colonialism and stigmatisation to which Muslims have undoubtedly been subjected - most recently, as a result of the "War on Terror".
Description / Table of Contents:
Islamic Charities. Islamic charities, Faith Based Organizations and the international aid system --. - Islamic aid in a North Malian enclave --. - Have Islamic aid agencies a privileged relationship in majority Muslim areas? The case of post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh --. - The Palestinian zakat committees 1993-2007 and their contested interpretations --. - The Islamic Charities Project (formerly Montreux Initiative) --. - An unholy tangle: Boim versus the Holy Land Foundation --. - The Tariq Ramadan visa case --. - Islamic philanthropy in Indonesia --. - Puripetal force in the charitable field. Islamic Humanism. Confessional cousins and the rest: the structure of Islamic toleration --. - Religious persecution and conflict in the twenty-first century --. - What makes Islam unique? Tariq Ramadan --. - Mona Siddiqui - Akbar Ahmed --. - Yusuf al-Qaradawi --Religion and violence
