Muslim Empowerment in Ghana

by Holger Weiss

Author	: Holger Weiss
Publisher	: BRILL
Total Pages	: 579
Release	: 2024-07-25
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 9004699260

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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.

Muslim Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare in Africa

by Holger Weiss

Author	: Holger Weiss
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 321
Release	: 2020-08-11
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 3030383083

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This book addresses the discourses, agendas and actions of Muslim faith-based organizations and activists to empower Muslim communities in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. The individual chapters discuss how traditional Muslim welfare and charity institutions, zakat (obligatory or mandatory almsgiving), sadaqa (voluntary almsgiving and donations) and waqf (pious endowments), are used to improve social welfare, focusing on instrumentalization and institutionalization in the collection and distribution of zakat. The book includes case studies from West Africa (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal), the Horn of Africa (Somalia) and East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania), highlighting the role and interplay of local, national and international Sunni, Shia and Ahmadiyya Muslim faith-based organizations and NGOs. Chapters "Muslim NGOs, Zakat and the Provision of Social Welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction" and "Discourses on Zakat and Its Implementation in Contemporary Ghana" are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

The Muslim Resurgence in Ghana Since 1950

by Nathan Samwini

Author	: Nathan Samwini
Publisher	: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages	: 356
Release	: 2006
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9783825889913

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This volume examines the place of Islam in Ghanaian society, with particular attention to the role of the dominant orthodox' Tijyniyya tradition, and its relation to newer groups which have become increasingly prominent since 1950. These are characterized as part of a Muslim resurgence'. The two groups given particular attention are the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission (Amm) and the Ahlus Sunna wal-Jama'a. Nathan Samwini holds a doctoral degree in philosophy from the University of Birmingham (UK) and is ordained minister of the Methodist Church in Ghana.

Religions in Contemporary Africa

by Laura S. Grillo

Author	: Laura S. Grillo
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 235
Release	: 2019-03-28
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 1351260707

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Religions in Contemporary Africa is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the three main religious traditions on the African continent, African indigenous religions, Christianity and Islam. The book provides a historical overview of these important traditions and focuses on the roles they play in African societies today. It includes social, cultural and political case studies from across the continent on the following topical issues: Witchcraft and modernity Power and politics Conflict and peace Media and popular culture Development Human rights Illness and health Gender and sexuality With suggestions for further reading, discussion questions, illustrations and a list of glossary terms this is the ideal textbook for students in religion, African studies and adjacent fields approaching this subject area for the first time.

Social Welfare in Muslim Societies in Africa

by Holger Weiss

Author	: Holger Weiss
Publisher	: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages	: 202
Release	: 2002
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9789171064813

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Captures the theoretical and actual dimension of social welfare in selected African Islamic countries. Describes State involvement in the post-colonial period, the roles of pious foundations, Sufi orders, and NGOs.

Muslim Empowerment in Ghana

by Holger Weiss

Author	: Holger Weiss
Publisher	: Brill
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2024-08-29
Genre	: Computers
ISBN	: 9789004697119

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This book analyses the activities of local, national and international Muslim NGOs in promoting social welfare of the Muslim minority as well as scrutinises debates about Islamic financial instruments, waqf and zakat in contemporary Ghana.

Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa

by Mbaye Lo

Author	: Mbaye Lo
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 306
Release	: 2016-01-26
Genre	: Education
ISBN	: 113755231X

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Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa examines the colonial discriminatory practices against Muslim education through control and dismissal and discusses the education reform movement of the post-colonial experience.

Sankofa

by Amenyedzi, Seyram B.

Author	: Amenyedzi, Seyram B.
Publisher	: University of Bamberg Press
Total Pages	: 417
Release	:
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ISBN	: 386309963X

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Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

by Lila Abu-Lughod

Author	: Lila Abu-Lughod
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Total Pages	: 336
Release	: 2013-11-12
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 0674726332

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Do Muslim Women Need Saving? is an indictment of a mindset that has justified all manner of foreign interference, including military invasion, in the name of rescuing women from Islam. It offers a detailed, moving portrait of the actual experiences of ordinary Muslim women, and of the contingencies with which they live.