Sabith Khan, Assistant Professor, California Lutheran University and Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, US

'This book by Khan and Siddiqui offers an incredibly insightful look into the formation and workings of Islamic schools in the US as nonprofit organizations. As scholars, they offer both a historical and contemporary analysis of these institutions, with a focus on their transformation and quest for legitimacy, as American religious and educational nonprofits. While there are studies that look at the evolution of religious institutions or educational institutions, this is the first book of its kind that brings both these facets together and offers us a compelling nonprofit narrative, based on empirical research, drawn from a nationally representative sample. A much needed contribution to the literature, this book will be useful not only to scholars studying nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and education; but also those who are seeking to better understand the evolving roles and changing landscape of Muslim American institutions.'--Chao Guo, University of Pennsylvania, US

• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Islamic Philanthropy as a discursive tradition 3. Muslim Philanthropy and Nonprofit Institutions in America 4. Identification and American Muslim philanthropy 5. Philanthropy, Institution Building and Legitimacy in Islamic Schools in America 6. Interlocutors of tradition or signposts of the future of Islam in America? : Islamic Schools in the US 7. Conclusion: prospects for future growth and development Index

Sabith Khan, Assistant Professor, California Lutheran University and Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, US

'This book by Khan and Siddiqui offers an incredibly insightful look into the formation and workings of Islamic schools in the US as nonprofit organizations. As scholars, they offer both a historical and contemporary analysis of these institutions, with a focus on their transformation and quest for legitimacy, as American religious and educational nonprofits. While there are studies that look at the evolution of religious institutions or educational institutions, this is the first book of its kind that brings both these facets together and offers us a compelling nonprofit narrative, based on empirical research, drawn from a nationally representative sample. A much needed contribution to the literature, this book will be useful not only to scholars studying nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and education; but also those who are seeking to better understand the evolving roles and changing landscape of Muslim American institutions.'--Chao Guo, University of Pennsylvania, US

• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Islamic Philanthropy as a discursive tradition 3. Muslim Philanthropy and Nonprofit Institutions in America 4. Identification and American Muslim philanthropy 5. Philanthropy, Institution Building and Legitimacy in Islamic Schools in America 6. Interlocutors of tradition or signposts of the future of Islam in America? : Islamic Schools in the US 7. Conclusion: prospects for future growth and development Index

Sabith Khan, Assistant Professor, California Lutheran University and Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, US

'This book by Khan and Siddiqui offers an incredibly insightful look into the formation and workings of Islamic schools in the US as nonprofit organizations. As scholars, they offer both a historical and contemporary analysis of these institutions, with a focus on their transformation and quest for legitimacy, as American religious and educational nonprofits. While there are studies that look at the evolution of religious institutions or educational institutions, this is the first book of its kind that brings both these facets together and offers us a compelling nonprofit narrative, based on empirical research, drawn from a nationally representative sample. A much needed contribution to the literature, this book will be useful not only to scholars studying nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and education; but also those who are seeking to better understand the evolving roles and changing landscape of Muslim American institutions.'--Chao Guo, University of Pennsylvania, US

• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Islamic Philanthropy as a discursive tradition 3. Muslim Philanthropy and Nonprofit Institutions in America 4. Identification and American Muslim philanthropy 5. Philanthropy, Institution Building and Legitimacy in Islamic Schools in America 6. Interlocutors of tradition or signposts of the future of Islam in America? : Islamic Schools in the US 7. Conclusion: prospects for future growth and development Index