LEADER 04260nam 22007571 450 001 9910345118703321 005 20200124110340.0 010 $a9786612528866 010 $a9780755610419 010 $a0755610415 010 $a9781282528864 010 $a1282528866 010 $a9780857711250 010 $a0857711253 010 $a9786000007140 010 $a6000007140 010 $a9781417569267 010 $a1417569263 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755610419 035 $a(CKB)1000000000243161 035 $a(EBL)676432 035 $a(OCoLC)133168325 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120131 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11131999 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120131 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080340 035 $a(PQKB)10362385 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC676432 035 $a(OCoLC)57397017 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09264907 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9780755610419BC 035 $a(Perlego)915918 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000243161 100 $a20200131d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe charitable crescent $epolitics of aid in the Muslim world /$fby Jonathan Benthall, Je?ro?me Bellion-Jourdan 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781845118990 311 08$a1845118995 311 08$a9781860649011 311 08$a1860649017 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- Notes on transliteration and translation Preface -- Introduction Financial Worship Waqf and Islamic finance: two resources for charity Red Crescent politics Helping the 'brothers': the medic, the militant and the fighter NGOs in the contemporary Muslim world Western versus Islamic aid? International Muslim charities and humanitarian aid in Sudan The Balkans case: transnational Islamic networks in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Conclusion Abbreviations Glossary of Islamic and Arabic terms -- Notes Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a"'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 history and how it is constantly adapted to differing political contexts. The pervasive connections between charity and politics in the Middle East demonstrate how naive it is to think of humanitarianism as a sphere distinct from politics. The Charitable Crescent covers all aspects of this topic that has become so relevant in today's world: who is entitled to benefit from Muslim alms? Can material relief aid be de-linked from political, or sometimes even violent, action? How can public trust (both Western and Islamic) in welfare delivery systems be won? Who is entitled to interpret Islamic doctrine? Is there one universal tradition of humanitarianism, or many traditions defined by cultural history? This book offers rich practical insights highly relevant to today's highly tense international climate, and also encourages the reader to challenge the common Western assumption that 'we' are the exclusive providers of aid to rescue a passive Third World."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aHumanitarianism$zMiddle East$xPolitical aspects 606 $aAid & relief programmes$2BIC 607 $aIslamic countries$xPolitics and government 615 0$aHumanitarianism$xPolitical aspects. 615 7$aAid & relief programmes. 676 $a361.70917671 676 $a361.70882971 700 $aBenthall$b Jonathan$0214404 702 $aBellion-Jourdan$b Je?ro?me 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910345118703321 996 $aThe charitable crescent$94206967 997 $aUNINA