Ngos in the Muslim World: Faith and Social Services

ISBN-13: 9780815358077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 130 str.

Opis

Though there have been many studies on "political Islam", only a few approaches to broaden our understanding of Muslim NGOs have appeared. Based on empirical studies in Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, and Jordan, this book explores key issues concerning the role and work of Muslim NGOs.

Spis treści

1 Introduction Susumu Nejima, Egbert Harmsen, and Masayuki Akutsu 2 Waqfs: Faith-based Islamic Institutions before Modern NGOs Amy Singer 3 Evolution of a Waqf-based NGO: Hamdard Foundation in Pakistan Susumu Nejima 4 Caregiving Volunteer Activities in Kahrizak Charity Care Center in Iran Sachiko Hosoya 5 Muslim NGOs, Islam and Gender between Local Traditions and the West: The Case of Jordan Egbert Harmsen 6 Islamic NGOs on Environmental Problems in Indonesia Takenobu Aoki 7 Islamic Advocacy on Gender in Turkey: The Capital City Women’s Platform Fumiko Sawae 8 Peace-Building through Education and Intercivilizational Dialogue: The Case of the Gülen Movement Ihsan Yilmaz 9 Muslim NGOs and volunteers in Tohoku, Japan Susumu Nejima and Idiris Danismaz

O autorze

Susumu Nejima is Professor of Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Toyo University in Tokyo. He has been researching Muslim NGOs in South Asia since 1984. His dissertation Islam and Development: Transformation of the Ismailis in Karakorum was published by Nakanishiya Shuppan in 2002.