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The Charitable Crescent : Politics of Aid in the Muslim World

Paperback • 2003 • English

The Charitable Crescent : Politics of Aid in the Muslim World

By Jonathan. Benthall

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About the book

Islamic Charity Under Suspicion': such headlines have become familiar since the attacks on the United States on 9.11. The Charitable Crescent is a unique and original account of a hitherto little-known field of pivotal significance to our understanding of the Muslim world today: the relationship between politics and philanthropy in the workings of Islamic charities. Based on years of research, Jonathan Benthall and Jerome Bellion-Jourdan explain the long tradition of philanthropy in Muslim histo...Show more

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9781860649011

Publisher

London : I.B.Tauris

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

The Charitable Crescent : Politics of Aid in the Muslim World

Format

Paperback

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