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Focusing on the role and impact of Islam and Islamic Faith Based Organisations (FBOs), Islam and Development considers Islamic theology and its application to development and how Islamic teaching is used in case studies of Muslim FBOs. It brings together contributions from the disciplines of theology, sociology, politics and economics, aiming both to raise awareness and to function as a corrective step within the development studies literature.
List of contents
Introduction: The Invisible Aid Sector
David Tittensor and Matthew Clarke PART I: Islam in Development 1
Zakat and Poverty in Islam
Jan A. Ali 2 The Changing Nature of Islamic Mission: The Cases of Tablighi Jama'at and the Gülen Movement
David Tittensor 3 Islamic International Aid Flows for Poverty Alleviation
Matthew Clarke 4 Development by Muslims, with Muslims and among Muslims: Prospects and Challenges for Christian Aid Agencies
Peter Riddell 5
Riba-Free Finance and Zakat-Induced Economic Aid: The Political Economy of Two Developmental Initiatives in the Muslim World
Ameer Ali PART II: Islam in Practice 6 Applying Islamic Finance Principles to Microfinance
Aimatul Yumna 7 Mobile Phones and Religion: The Case of Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in a Religious Community in Indonesia
Misita Anwar and Graeme Johanson 8 Religion and Post-Disaster Development
Ismet Fanany and Rebecca Fanany 9 Piety, Gender Relations and Muslim Women's Empowerment: The Case of Islamic NGOs in Bangladesh
Mohammad Musfequs Salehin Conclusion: Invisible Aid: Islam, Muslim NGOs and Development
Matthew Clarke, Gerhard Hoffstaedter and David Tittensor
About the author
Matthew Clarke is the Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia. He is the author of six books, including Religion and Development: Theology and Practice published in 2011. David Tittensor is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia. His research interests include the study of Muslim movements, Turkish politics and society, religion and development, and the Middle East.
