Human Security and Philanthropy Islamic Perspectives and Muslim Majo
For many years, Muslims have been involved in philanthropic activities focused on helping the poor and needy through varied types of ‘third sector’ organizations (TSOs). Nevertheless, many people in Muslim majority countries (MMCs) face human security cri
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Human Security and Philanthropy Islamic Perspectives and Muslim Majority Country Practices
Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies An International Multidisciplinary Series
Series Editors Paul Dekker Institute for Social Research, The Hague, The Netherlands Annette Zimmer Universität Münster Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Münster, Germany
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Samiul Hasan Editor
Human Security and Philanthropy Islamic Perspectives and Muslim Majority Country Practices
Editor Samiul Hasan Department of Political Science United Arab Emirates University Al Ain, UAE
ISSN 1568-2579 Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies ISBN 978-1-4939-2524-7 ISBN 978-1-4939-2525-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2525-4
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Preface
This work has a long history and combines my professional interest and work on philanthropy, the third sector, and development (e.g., my doctoral dissertation voluntarism and local sustainable development planning completed in 1991 at the University of Waterloo) with my quest for understanding Islam and Muslim majority countries (MMCs). During my field study in Bangladesh, for my doctoral dissertation, I started to look at religious aspects of philanthropy in poor communities. Later on with my involvement in the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network (APPIN; www.asianphilanthropy.org) research work as principal researcher (2001–06) and project director (2005–06), I got an opportunity to explore philanthropy in Muslim societies like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan as well. The understanding and lessons were published in a book (Philanthropy and Social Justice in Isl
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