Muslim Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare in Africa

Name: Muslim Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare in Africa
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By Holger Weiss

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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.

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Edition:: 1
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 332
Publisher:: Springer
Publication Date:: 2020-08-12
ISBN / EAN:: 9783030383077
Weight:: 543 g
Dimensions:: 15/22/2 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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