LEADER 03441nam 22008294a 450 001 9910820283203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612071560 010 $a1-282-07156-4 010 $a0-253-11075-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000030361 035 $a(EBL)238837 035 $a(OCoLC)475949535 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000184097 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174623 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184097 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10200089 035 $a(PQKB)11741601 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC238837 035 $a(OCoLC)61519788 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16630 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL238837 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10088458 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL207156 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000030361 100 $a20030410d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIslam, charity, and activism $emiddle-class networks and social welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen /$fJanine A. Clark 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBloomington, Ind. $cIndiana University Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aIndiana series in Middle East studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-21626-5 311 $a0-253-34306-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIslamic 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. 330 $aThroughout the Middle East, Islamist charities and social welfare organizations play a major role in addressing the socioeconomic needs of Muslim societies, independently of the state. Through case studies of Islamic medical clinics in Egypt, the Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan, and the Islah Women's Charitable Society in Yemen, Janine A. Clark examines the structure and dynamics of moderate Islamic institutions and their social and political impact. Questioning the widespread assumption that 410 0$aIndiana series in Middle East studies. 606 $aSocial institutions$zEgypt 606 $aSocial institutions$zJordan 606 $aSocial institutions$zYemen (Republic) 606 $aCharities$zEgypt 606 $aCharities$zJordan 606 $aCharities$zYemen (Republic) 606 $aMiddle class$zEgypt 606 $aMiddle class$zJordan 606 $aMiddle class$zYemen (Republic) 606 $aIslam$xCharities 615 0$aSocial institutions 615 0$aSocial institutions 615 0$aSocial institutions 615 0$aCharities 615 0$aCharities 615 0$aCharities 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aIslam$xCharities. 676 $a301 700 $aClark$b Janine A$0699525 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820283203321 996 $aIslam, Charity and activism$91371418 997 $aUNINA