
The Charitable Crescent
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The Charitable Crescent covers all aspects of this topic that has become so relevant in today's world: who is entitled to benefit from Muslim alms? Can material relief aid be de-linked from political, or sometimes even violent, action? How can public trust (both Western and Islamic) in welfare delivery systems be won? Who is entitled to interpret Islamic doctrine? Is there one universal tradition of humanitarianism, or many traditions defined by cultural history?
This book offers rich practical insights highly relevant to today's highly tense international climate, and also encourages the reader to challenge the common Western assumption that 'we' are the exclusive providers of aid to rescue a passive Third World.
"Interesting, rewarding and timely - this is an important book" - 'Caroline Moorhead.'
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Content
Notes on transliteration and translation
Preface
Introduction
Financial Worship
Waqf and Islamic finance: two resources for charity
Red Crescent politics
Helping the 'brothers': the medic, the militant and the fighter
NGOs in the contemporary Muslim world
Western versus Islamic aid? International Muslim charities and humanitarian aid in Sudan
The Balkans case: transnational Islamic networks in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Glossary of Islamic and Arabic terms
Notes
Postscript
Bibliography
Index
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