Islam, charity, and activism
Subtitle: middle-class networks and social welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen
By: Janine A. Clark
Series: Indiana series in Middle East studies
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-225) and index
Table of contents: title: Islamic social institutions, social movement theory, and the middle classes; title: Islamic medical clinics in Cairo : the operational imperatives of ISIs and the role of middle-class networks; title: The Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan : the benefits to the middle class; title: The Islah Charitable Society in Yemen : women's social networks, charity, and da'wa; title: The significance of being middle class