03441nam 22008294a 450 991082028320332120200520144314.097866120715601-282-07156-40-253-11075-0(CKB)1000000000030361(EBL)238837(OCoLC)475949535(SSID)ssj0000184097(PQKBManifestationID)11174623(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184097(PQKBWorkID)10200089(PQKB)11741601(MiAaPQ)EBC238837(OCoLC)61519788(MdBmJHUP)muse16630(Au-PeEL)EBL238837(CaPaEBR)ebr10088458(CaONFJC)MIL207156(EXLCZ)99100000000003036120030410d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIslam, charity, and activism middle-class networks and social welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen /Janine A. Clark1st ed.Bloomington, Ind. Indiana University Press20041 online resource (257 p.)Indiana series in Middle East studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-21626-5 0-253-34306-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Islamic social institutions, social movement theory, and the middle classes -- Islamic medical clinics in Cairo : the operational imperatives of ISIs and the role of middle-class networks -- The Islamic center charity society in Jordan : the benefits to the middle class -- The islah charitable society in Yemen : women's social networks, charity, and dawa -- The significance of being middle class.Throughout the Middle East, Islamist charities and social welfare organizations play a major role in addressing the socioeconomic needs of Muslim societies, independently of the state. Through case studies of Islamic medical clinics in Egypt, the Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan, and the Islah Women's Charitable Society in Yemen, Janine A. Clark examines the structure and dynamics of moderate Islamic institutions and their social and political impact. Questioning the widespread assumption that Indiana series in Middle East studies.Social institutionsEgyptSocial institutionsJordanSocial institutionsYemen (Republic)CharitiesEgyptCharitiesJordanCharitiesYemen (Republic)Middle classEgyptMiddle classJordanMiddle classYemen (Republic)IslamCharitiesSocial institutionsSocial institutionsSocial institutionsCharitiesCharitiesCharitiesMiddle classMiddle classMiddle classIslamCharities.301Clark Janine A699525MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820283203321Islam, Charity and activism1371418UNINA