Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the ‘Age of Terror’ and Beyond
Edited by Robert Lacey Edited by Jonathan Benthall
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the “Age of Terror” and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: the historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; the interactions of the Gulf charities with “Western” relief and development institutions – now under pressure owing to budgetary constraints; numerous case studies from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia; the impact of violent extremism on the sector, with the legal repercussions that have followed – especially in the USA; the recent history of attempts to alleviate the obstacles faced by bona fide Islamic charities, whose absence from major conflict zones now leaves a vacuum for extremist groups to penetrate; the prospects for a less politicized Islamic charity sector when the so-called “war on terror” eventually loses its salience.
Acknowledgements Introduction Robert Lacey and Jonathan Benthall I. Islamic Charities: Types and Contexts 1. Sacralized or Secularized Aid? Positioning Gulf-based Muslim Charities Marie Juul Petersen 2. Islamic Charities on a Fault Line: the Jordanian Case Benoit Challand 3. Gulf Charities in Africa Mayke Kaag II. A Historical Case Study 4. Charities and Politics in Arabia during the First Half of the 20th Century: the al-Kafs of Hadhramaut in Comparative Perspective Christian Lekon III. Governmental Aid from GCC States 5. The Gulf States as Multilateral Donors: the Case of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Annika Kropf IV. Charities in Saudi Arabia Today 6. Domestic, Religious, Civic? Perspectives on the Institutionalized Charitable Field in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Nora Derbal 7. Saudi Arabia as a Global Humanitarian Donor Khalid Al-Yahya and Nathalie Fustier V. Legal Cases 8. A Good Day to Bury a Bad Charity: Charting the Rise and Fall of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation Yusra Bokhari, Nasim Chowdhury, and Robert Lacey 9. The Impact of US Laws, Regulations, and Policies on Gulf Charities Wendell Belew VI. Regulation and Monitoring 10. The Qatar Authority for Charitable Activities (QACA) from Commencement to Dissolution (2005-2009) Abdul Fatah S. Mohamed 11. The Islamic Charities Project (Formerly Montreux Initiative) Jonathan Benthall VII. Madrasas in South Asia and Afghanistan 12. The Madrasas of South Asia and their Implications for Gulf Charities Gunter Mulack 13. Madrasas in South Asia: the Strategic Geopolitical Concern about Gulf Charities Rushda Siddiqui VIII. Charitable Activities Beyond Geopolitics 14. Giving to Live, and Giving to Receive: the Construction of Charity in Dubai Aaron Pankhurst 15. Care, Redemption, and the Afterlife: Spiritual Experiences of Bathing Volunteers in a Charity Care Center in Iran Sachiko Hosoya 16. Afterword: Capital, Migration, Intervention: Rethinking Gulf Islamic Charities Darryl Li Envoi "and beyond" Robert Lacey and Jonathan Benthall About the Contributors Index
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