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Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Benthall is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at University College London Klappentext This book is the fruit of twenty years' reflection on Islamic charities, both practically and as a key to understand the crisis in contemporary Islam. On the one hand Islam is undervalued as a moral and political force whose admirable qualities are epitomised in its strong tradition of charitable giving. On the other hand, it suffers from a crisis of authority that cannot be blamed entirely on the history of colonialism and stigmatisation to which Muslims have undoubtedly been subjected - most recently, as a result of the "War on Terror".The book consists of seventeen previously published chapters, with a general introduction and new prefatory material for each chapter. Part one reviews the current situation of Islamic charities from many different viewpoints. Part two expands the coverage to explore the potential for a twenty-first century global "Islamic humanism" devised by Muslims. This means addressing contentious topics such as religious toleration. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart I: Islamic charities1. Islamic charities, Faith-Based Organizations and the international aid system2. Islamic aid in a North Malian enclave3. Have Islamic aid agencies a privileged relationship in majority Muslim areas? The case of post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh4. The Palestinian zakat committees 1993-2007 and their contested interpretations5. The Islamic Charities Project (formerly Montreux Initiative)6. An unholy tangle: Boim versus the Holy Land Foundation7. The Tariq Ramadan visa case8. Islamic philanthropy in Indonesia9. Puripetal force in the charitable fieldPart II: Islamic humanism10. Confessional cousins and the rest: the structure of Islamic toleration11. Religious persecution and conflict in the twenty-first century12. What makes Islam unique?13. Tariq Ramadan14. Mona Siddiqui15. Akbar Ahmed16. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi17. Religion and violenceIndex...
