Islamic education in the United States and the evolution of muslim nonprofit institutions

This book is a novel and ambitious attempt to map the Muslim American nonprofit sector: its origins, growth and impact on American society. Using theories from the fields of philanthropy, public administration and data gathered from surveys and interviews, the authors make a compelling case for the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Khan, Sabith, author (author), Siddiqui, Shariq, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing 2017.
Colección:New Horizons in Nonprofit Research
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009740893506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Islamic philanthropy as a discursive tradition
  • Muslim philanthropy and nonprofit institutions in America
  • Identification and American Muslim philanthropy
  • Philanthropy, institution building and legitimacy in Islamic schools in America
  • Interlocutors of tradition or signposts of the future of Islam in America? : Islamic schools in the US
  • Conclusion: Prospects for future growth and development.