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Islamic Charity Samantha May (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Islamic Charity By Samantha May (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Islamic Charity by Samantha May (University of Aberdeen, UK)


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A damming assessment of the current global policy assumptions behind increased War on Terror-led surveillance on Muslim charities and communities, and its repercussions on individuals, communities and charitable giving.

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Islamic Charity: How Charitable Giving Became Seen as a Threat to National Security by Samantha May (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Since 9/11 and the global War on Terror, practitioners of Islam in Europe and beyond have been scrutinised and surveyed under suspicion of disloyalty and as potential disrupters of national social cohesion. Seemingly benign, altruistic practices, such as charity, are viewed as potential threats to national security and have increasingly become subject to counter-terrorism policies. This work seeks to critically assess the assumptions behind the lesser-known financial War on Terror, through exploration of the effects of current policies on Muslim charitable practices in the UK. The consequences of current policies are multi-faceted - from the stigmatization and suspicion of Muslim charities and communities, individual loss of status and financial standing, to a decrease of living standards and/or loss of lives. Engaging with the everyday socio-political activities of Muslim individuals, this book gives voice to the motivations, apprehensions and challenges faced by Muslim charitable practitioners. A must read for anyone wanting to challenge policy assumptions behind increased surveillance of charities and individual donors, whilst outlining the repercussions of current policies on Muslim individuals and charities.

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This is the first book-length study of Muslim charities in Britain, a sector whose collective annual income exceeds GBP400 million per year and growing. As a political scientist, Samantha May provides an incisive rebuttal of unjustified attacks on the sector, and documents not only the services it provides, both domestically and abroad, but also its underestimated contribution to social cohesion in Britain. * Jonathan Benthall, Author of Islamic Charities and Islamic Humanism in Troubled Times (2016 *

About Samantha May (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Samantha May is a lecturer in the department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Importance of the 'Everyday': Theories and Methods 2. The (Il)Logic of Financial Counter-Terrorism Strategies: from the United States to the Global 3. 'You Cannot Separate Islam from Charitable Work' 4. 'They Keep Asking for Evidence. We Have None. Absolutely None' 5. 'No-one Starves in Britain' 6. 'Actively Awaiting the Return' 7. 'Diamonds are Made from that Pressure' Conclusion References Index

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NGR9781786999450
9781786999450
1786999455
Islamic Charity: How Charitable Giving Became Seen as a Threat to National Security by Samantha May (University of Aberdeen, UK)
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Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20210826
208
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