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For Humanity or for the Umma?: Aid and Islam in Transnational Muslim NGOs
Marie Juul Petersen
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Hardback. A discussion of how Muslim NGOs function and their global impact in disaster relief and development that challenges stereotypes that Muslim NGOs are simply fronts for jihadist networks or backers of resistance groups. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
In the wake of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror', transnational Muslim NGOs have too often been perceived as illegitimate fronts for global militant networks such as al-Qaeda or as backers of national political parties and resistance groups in Palestine, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Yet clearly there is more to transnational Muslim NGOs. Most are legitimate providers of aid to the world's poor, although their assistance may sometimes differ substantially from that of secular NGOs in the West. Seeking to broaden our understanding of these organisations, Marie Juul Petersen explores how Muslim NGOs conceptualise their provision of aid and the role ... Read more
In the wake of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror', transnational Muslim NGOs have too often been perceived as illegitimate fronts for global militant networks such as al-Qaeda or as backers of national political parties and resistance groups in Palestine, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Yet clearly there is more to transnational Muslim NGOs. Most are legitimate providers of aid to the world's poor, although their assistance may sometimes differ substantially from that of secular NGOs in the West. Seeking to broaden our understanding of these organisations, Marie Juul Petersen explores how Muslim NGOs conceptualise their provision of aid and the role ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849044325
SKU
V9781849044325
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99-50
About Marie Juul Petersen
Marie Juul Petersen is a researcher at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. She has researched and written extensively on religion, aid and NGOs, and her work has appeared in several scientific journals, including 'Development in Practice', 'International Journal of Middle East Studies', 'Third World Quarterly' and 'Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations'.
Reviews for For Humanity or for the Umma?: Aid and Islam in Transnational Muslim NGOs
'For Humanity or for the Umma? is a path-breaking study of Muslim NGOs. Avoiding the hype and following the theory and the evidence, Peterson produces a richly textured and nuanced appreciation of how these religious NGOs navigate the worlds in which they are embedded. At once careful and creative, hers is a study that not only shines a light on ... Read more