LEADER 04706nam 22005532 450 001 9910907059803321 005 20240614145055.0 010 $a9789004699267$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9789004697119 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004699267 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31533238 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31533238 035 $a(CKB)33030841000041 035 $z(OCoLC)1430654974 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004699267 035 $a(EXLCZ)9933030841000041 100 $a20240614d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMuslim Empowerment in Ghana $eAnalysing the Spectrum of Muslim Social Mobilization during the Internet Age /$fHolger Weiss 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d2024. 210 4$d©2024 215 $a1 online resource (579 pages) 225 1 $aIslam in Africa ;$v26 225 1 $aMiddle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024 311 08$aPrint version: Weiss, Holger Muslim Empowerment in Ghana Boston : BRILL,c2024 9789004697119 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tPreface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Tables, Graphs and Figures -- 1 Empowerment through NGO a??¯s -- 1 Muslims in Ghana -- 2 Defining CBO a??¯s, CSO a??¯s and Muslim NGO a??¯s -- 3 Empowerment and the NGO -isation of Philanthropy -- 4 Detecting and Analysing the Spectrum of Muslim NGO a??¯s -- 2 A Changing Landscape of Muslim NGO a??¯s in Ghana -- 1 Muslim Philanthropists: Outreach through Charities and Foundations -- 2 Grassroots Associations, Movements and Representative Bodies -- 3 The Youth as a Dynamic Force -- 4 International Muslim Charities Operating in Ghana -- 3 The Essence of Muslim Faith-Based Humanitarian Relief -- 1 Feeding and Clothing the Poor during Ramadan and at Eid -- 2 Orphans -- 3 Prison Inmates -- 4 Ad Hoc Calls for Persons in Need -- 5 Persons with Disabilities -- 6 Mobilising sadaqa in Support of Deprived Communities -- 7 Generating Donations from One Million Muslims via Social Media -- 8 Local Initiatives in Tamale and Wa -- 4 Initiating Community Development -- 1 SONSETFUND and Scholarships for Muslim Students -- 2 Zero Gender-Based Violence -- 3 Promoting Sustainable Development Goals and Interfaith Dialogue -- 4 Establishing Islamic Clinics and Hospitals -- 5 The Biodigester Toilet Project -- 6 A Community Resource Centre, a Community Library and the Plastic4Education Project -- 7 Developing Hohoe Zongo -- 8 Urban Market Gardens -- 5 Zakat in Ghana: A Tool for Empowerment? -- 1 Horizontal, Informal Philanthropy and the Traditional Discourse on Almsgiving -- 2 Towards Vertical Philanthropy: The Instrumentalist Discourse -- 3 The Institutionalist Discourse -- 4 Local, Regional or a National zakat Fund? -- 6 Introducing Islamic Social Finance in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges -- 1 Envisioning a Dual Fiscal System for Ghana -- 2 Islamic Investment and Microfinance -- 3 Waqf and sadaqa jariya -- 7 Concluding Reflections -- Appendix: Associations, Foundations, Social Movements and NGO a??¯s Listed in the 2022 Ghana Muslim NGO ( GMNGO ) Database (status: 5.12.2023; I?£ 683) -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThis book is the first a???groundwork' on Muslim NGOs in contemporary Ghana. It builds upon a database of more than 600 Muslim non-profit associations, foundations and grass-roots organisations whose activities are traced through extensive use of social media. The first part of the book scrutinises the varieties of their activities and operational spaces, their campaigns and target groups, alongside their local, regional, national and international connections. The second part analyses contemporary debates on infaq, sadaqa, waqf and zakat as well as Islamic banking and micro-finance schemes for promoting social welfare among Muslim communities in Ghana. 410 0$aIslam in Africa ;$v26. 410 0$aMiddle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024. 517 3 $aAnalysing the Spectrum of Muslim Social Mobilization during the Internet Age 606 $aFaith-based community organizing$zGhana 606 $aMuslims$zGhana 606 $aNon-governmental organizations$zGhana 615 0$aFaith-based community organizing 615 0$aMuslims 615 0$aNon-governmental organizations 676 $a361.7088/297 700 $aWeiss$b Holger$0826368 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 912 $a9910907059803321 996 $aMuslim Empowerment in Ghana$94289053 997 $aUNINA