This book is the fruit of twenty years' reflection on Islamic
charities, both practically and as a key to understand the crisis
in contemporary Islam. On the one hand Islam is undervalued as a
moral and political force whose admirable qualities are epitomised
in its strong tradition of charitable giving. On the other hand, it
suffers from a crisis of authority that cannot be blamed entirely
on the history of colonialism and stigmatisation to which Muslims
have undoubtedly been subjected - most recently, as a result of the
"War on Terror". The book consists of seventeen previously
published chapters, with a general introduction and new prefatory
material for each chapter. Part one reviews the current situation
of Islamic charities from many different viewpoints. Part two
expands the coverage to explore the potential for a twenty-first
century global "Islamic humanism" devised by Muslims. This means
addressing contentious topics such as religious toleration. -- .
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