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NGOs in the Muslim World: Faith and Social Services book cover

1st Edition

NGOs in the Muslim World Faith and Social Services

Edited By Susumu Nejima Copyright 2016
140 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Muslim NGOs are continuously expanding their field of activities to various areas, including education, medical services, environment, aging societies, gender issues, and inter-religious dialogue. They are visible in an urban slum in Pakistan, rural development in Indonesia, and even in Fukushima in Japan to distribute hot meals among the affected people. Muslim NGOs have become a global... Read more

1 Introduction Susumu Nejima, Egbert Harmsen, and Masayuki Akutsu 2 Waqfs: Faith-based Islamic Institutions before Modern NGOs Amy Singer 3 Evolution of a Waqf-based NGO: Hamdard Foundation in Pakistan Susumu Nejima 4 Caregiving Volunteer Activities in Kahrizak Charity Care Center in Iran Sachiko Hosoya 5 Muslim NGOs, Islam and Gender between Local Traditions and the West: The Case of Jordan Egbert Harmsen 6 Islamic NGOs on Environmental Problems in Indonesia Takenobu Aoki 7 Islamic Advocacy on Gender in Turkey: The Capital City Women’s Platform Fumiko Sawae 8 Peace-Building through Education and Intercivilizational Dialogue: The Case of the Gülen Movement Ihsan Yilmaz 9 Muslim NGOs and volunteers in Tohoku, Japan Susumu Nejima and Idiris Danismaz

Biography

Susumu Nejima is Professor of Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Toyo University in Tokyo. He has been researching Muslim NGOs in South Asia since 1984. His dissertation Islam and Development: Transformation of the Ismailis in Karakorum was published by Nakanishiya Shuppan in 2002.

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