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NGOs in the Muslim World
Muslim NGOs are continuously expanding their field of activities to various areas, including education, medical services, environment, aging societies, gender issues, and inter-religious dialogue. They are visible in an urban slum in Pakistan, rural development in Indonesia, and even in Fukushima in Japan to distribute hot meals among the affected people. Muslim NGOs have become a global phenomenon. Though there have been many studies on "political Islam", only a few approaches to broaden our understanding of Muslim NGOs have appeared. NGOs in the Muslim World brings together contributors familiar with the local language who have each been engaged with fieldwork for many years. Based on empi...
Muslim Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare in Africa
This book addresses the discourses, agendas and actions of Muslim faith-based organizations and activists to empower Muslim communities in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. The individual chapters discuss how traditional Muslim welfare and charity institutions, zakat (obligatory or mandatory almsgiving), sadaqa (voluntary almsgiving and donations) and waqf (pious endowments), are used to improve social welfare, focusing on instrumentalization and institutionalization in the collection and distribution of zakat. The book includes case studies from West Africa (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal), the Horn of Africa (Somalia) and East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania), highlighting the role and interplay of local, national and international Sunni, Shia and Ahmadiyya Muslim faith-based organizations and NGOs. Chapters "Muslim NGOs, Zakat and the Provision of Social Welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction" and "Discourses on Zakat and Its Implementation in Contemporary Ghana" are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
The State and NGOs
This volume examines the state-NGO relationships in fifteen Asian countries.
State & NGOs
There is already much literature on the significance of NGOs in the development process. However, there has been little discussion on why the NGOs take on different forms in different countries. This volume examines the state-NGO relationships in fifteen countries. It is not, however, a pot-pourri of country reports. All the contributors use the same analytical framework and focus on the key concept of "e;economic and political space"e; for NGOs. Readers will find that the analysis of the various NGO forms is well synthesized in this volume.
Negotiating the Power of NGOs
Explores the role of NGOs as mediators in crucial litigation cases on women's rights in South Africa.
Leadership and Authority in Central Asia
This book explores the unfolding of world history in a remote corner of Central Asia: the region of Badakhshan. The history of this region has commonly been explored through the lens of the major superpowers who competed over its territory in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Britain, Russia, and China. Here, we are offered a comprehensive overview of the history of the Ismaili community in Tajikistan. Leadership and Authority in Central Asia identifies traditional forms of religious authority within the network of religious functionaries at a range of levels and discusses the functions of Ismaili political leaders as they have evolved through time. Skilfully applying an inte...
Politics and Society in Tajikistan
Discusses The Character Of Socio-Political Transformation In Tajikistan In The Wake Of Civil War Of 1992. Also Raises The Question About The Relevance Of Afghan Situation For The Internal Politics Of The Country. 5 Chapters-Conclusion Bibliogrpahy, Index, Map Of Tajikistan.
Authority without Territory
Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi?a Imami Ismaili Muslims.
Rethinking Religion and Politics in a Plural World
Introduction -- 1. Discerning organizational rationale -- 2. Forging a global polity: the Bahá'âi International Community on the world stage -- 3. Rationale and engagement: the United Nations through a new lens (1945-1970) -- 4. A question of authority: articulating and actuating the rationale (1970-1986) -- 5. Beyond peace: the greater trajectory of social development (1986-2008) -- 6. Rationale and coherence: seeking alignment between means and ends (2008-2015) -- 7. A counter-rationality: expanded notions of religious polity in the modern world.
