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Since 9/11, Islamic charities have been in the firing line. Some portray the entire sector as a conduit for terrorist financing. This book offers a radical perspective on the issue of aid and Islamic finance. It explores the social and political history of zakat and waqf, and challenges Western assumptions about the nature of humanitarianism.
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The Charitable Crescent, Jonathan Benthall, Jerome Bellion-Jourdan
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- Released
- 2008
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- Good
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- €11.05
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- Title
- The Charitable Crescent
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1845118995
- ISBN13
- 9781845118990
- Category
- Social sciences, Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- Since 9/11, Islamic charities have been in the firing line. Some portray the entire sector as a conduit for terrorist financing. This book offers a radical perspective on the issue of aid and Islamic finance. It explores the social and political history of zakat and waqf, and challenges Western assumptions about the nature of humanitarianism.