Title Islam, charity, and activism : middle-class networks and social welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen / Janine A. Clark

Published Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages) Series Indiana series in Middle East studies Indiana series in Middle East studies. Contents Islamic social institutions, social movement theory, and the middle classes -- Islamic medical clinics in Cairo : the operational imperatives of ISIs and the role of middle-class networks -- The Islamic center charity society in Jordan : the benefits to the middle class -- The islah charitable society in Yemen : women's social networks, charity, and dawa -- The significance of being middle class Summary Annotation Throughout the Middle East, Islamist charities and social welfare organizations play a major role in addressing the socioeconomic needs of Muslim societies, independently of the state. Through case studies of Islamic medical clinics in Egypt, the Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan, and the Islah Women's Charitable Society in Yemen, Janine A. Clark examines the structure and dynamics of moderate Islamic institutions and their social and political impact. Questioning the widespread assumption that such organizations primarily serve the poorer classes, Clark argues that these organizations in fact are run by and for the middle class. Rather than the vertical recruitment or mobilization of the poor that they are often presumed to promote, Islamic social institutions play an important role in strengthening social networks that bind middle-class professionals, volunteers, and clients. Ties of solidarity that develop along these horizontal lines foster the development of new social networks and the diffusion of new ideas Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Social institutions -- Egypt Social institutions -- Jordan Social institutions -- Yemen (Republic) Charities -- Egypt Charities -- Jordan Charities -- Yemen (Republic) Middle class -- Egypt Middle class -- Jordan Middle class -- Yemen (Republic) Islam -- Charities. Islam. Islam Islam. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. Islam Charities Islam -- Charities Middle class Social institutions Islam Mittelstand Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Egypt Jordan Yemen (Republic) Jemen Ägypten Jordanien Form Electronic book ISBN 0253110750 9780253110756

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