Philanthropy in the Muslim World: Majority and Minority Muslim Communities(New Horizons in Nonprofit Research series)

Philanthropy plays an essential role in Muslim practice around the world. Using a new framing, Philanthropy in the Muslim World contributes to the literature by adding Muslim-majority countries that have not been previously included in cross-national philanthropy volumes as well as countries that have important Muslim minority communities. This book accomplishes five important tasks. First, it provides available research on different parts of the world where Muslims live and practice their faith and philanthropy. Second, it offers a cross-national understanding of philanthropy. Third, it illustrates the diversity and heterogeneity in philanthropic practice across different geographical contexts. It suggests that local culture, public policy, and regulations have an important role in defining local religious practice. Fourth, it helps us to understand how Muslims, in majority and minority contexts, seek to practice philanthropy after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 and the Global War on Terror. Fifth, it pushes back against the notion of a ‘Muslim’ and ‘non-Muslim’ world, as these terms have little basis in either critical scholarship or Qur’anic discourse. In the academic world, the book will be important to those interested in the sociology of Islam, scholars of civil society and philanthropy, scholars interested in global philanthropy or Islam in a global context, and students in courses on Islamic faith and practice. However, this book would also be valuable for the non-scholarly educated reader including philanthropists, international NGOs, policy-makers, and practitioners who seek to understand how Muslim philanthropy can play an important role in social good interventions in different parts of the world.

Table of Contents:
Contents: 1 Introduction to Philanthropy in the Muslim World 1 Shariq Siddiqui and David A. Campbell 2 What is Muslim philanthropy? 7 Shariq Siddiqui PART I AFRICA 3 Muslim philanthropy in Egypt 28 Kareman M. Shoair 4 Philanthropy in the Muslim world: Ghana 49 Ahmed Hamza Tijani and Ibrahim Abdallah 5 Muslim philanthropy in Nigeria 68 Kole Shettima 6 Embedded giving: Muslim philanthropy in South Africa 82 Halima Mahomed PART II MIDDLE EAST 7 Islamic philanthropy in Jordan 101 Jalal Maqableh 8 Islamic philanthropy in Kuwait 119 Samir Abu-Rumman 9 Philanthropy in Saudi Arabia 133 Esam Gunaid Abdo Al-Nahari and Mohannad Mofawaz 10 Philanthropy in the Republic of Yemen 154 Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani PART III EUROPE 11 Muslim philanthropy in France: a terra incognita to be explored 170 Charles Sellen 12 Muslim civil society and philanthropy in Germany 195 Siri Hummel and Malte Schrader 13 Religion and philanthropy in Turkey 211 Ali ‚arkoğlu PART IV SOUTHEAST ASIA 14 Muslim philanthropy and civil society in Bangladesh: unorganized, but impactful 231 Samiul Hasan 15 Muslim philanthropy in India: the unfolding reform agenda? 252 Sabith Khan 16 Philanthropy in Pakistan 269 Muhammad Ali PART V ASIA 17 Muslim philanthropy in China 287 Lili Wang 18 Reconsidering Muslim philanthropy and sustainable development in Indonesia 305 Hilman Latief PART VI MUSLIM MINORITY COMMUNITIES 19 Islam, Muslims, and philanthropy in Australia 322 David Tittensor 20 Muslim philanthropy and civil society in the Caribbean and The Bahamas 343 Kim Williams-Pulfer 21 Muslim philanthropy in the United States 362 Shariq Siddiqui, Rafeel Wasif and Zeeshan Noor Index