Muslim Empowerment in Ghana

Analysing the Spectrum of Muslim Social Mobilization during the Internet Age

AvHolger Weiss

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del 26 i serien Islam in Africa

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Beskrivning

This book is the first ‘groundwork’ on Muslim NGOs in contemporary Ghana. It builds upon a database of more than 600 Muslim non-profit associations, foundations and grass-roots organisations whose activities are traced through extensive use of social media. The first part of the book scrutinises the varieties of their activities and operational spaces, their campaigns and target groups, alongside their local, regional, national and international connections. The second part analyses contemporary debates on infaq, sadaqa, waqf and zakat as well as Islamic banking and micro-finance schemes for promoting social welfare among Muslim communities in Ghana.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-07-25
Mått:155 x 235 x 42 mm
Vikt:1 085 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Islam in Africa
Antal sidor:556
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004697119

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Holger Weiss, Ph.D. (1997), is Professor of general history at Åbo Akademi University and a specialist in global, Atlantic and African history. His most recent publications include A Global Radical Waterfront: The International Propaganda Committee of Transport Workers and the International of Seamen and Harbour Workers, 1921–1937 (Brill, 2021).

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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of Tables, Graphs and Figures1 Empowerment through NGO s1 Muslims in Ghana2 Defining CBO s, CSO s and Muslim NGO s3 Empowerment and the NGO-isation of Philanthropy4 Detecting and Analysing the Spectrum of Muslim NGO s2 A Changing Landscape of Muslim NGO s in Ghana1 Muslim Philanthropists: Outreach through Charities and Foundations2 Grassroots Associations, Movements and Representative Bodies3 The Youth as a Dynamic Force4 International Muslim Charities Operating in Ghana3 The Essence of Muslim Faith-Based Humanitarian Relief1 Feeding and Clothing the Poor during Ramadan and at Eid2 Orphans3 Prison Inmates4 Ad Hoc Calls for Persons in Need5 Persons with Disabilities6 Mobilising sadaqa in Support of Deprived Communities7 Generating Donations from One Million Muslims via Social Media8 Local Initiatives in Tamale and Wa4 Initiating Community Development1 SONSETFUND and Scholarships for Muslim Students2 Zero Gender-Based Violence3 Promoting Sustainable Development Goals and Interfaith Dialogue4 Establishing Islamic Clinics and Hospitals5 The Biodigester Toilet Project6 A Community Resource Centre, a Community Library and the Plastic4Education Project7 Developing Hohoe Zongo8 Urban Market Gardens5 Zakat in Ghana: A Tool for Empowerment?1 Horizontal, Informal Philanthropy and the Traditional Discourse on Almsgiving2 Towards Vertical Philanthropy: The Instrumentalist Discourse3 The Institutionalist Discourse4 Local, Regional or a National zakat Fund?6 Introducing Islamic Social Finance in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges1 Envisioning a Dual Fiscal System for Ghana2 Islamic Investment and Microfinance3 Waqf and sadaqa jariya7 Concluding ReflectionsAppendix: Associations, Foundations, Social Movements and NGO s Listed in the 2022 Ghana Muslim NGO (GMNGO) Database (status: 5.12.2023; Σ 683)BibliographyIndex