عنوان
پدید آورنده
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رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
TL47833
انگلیسی
Charitable Practices of Muslim Americans in the Greater Kansas City Area
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Joe Hall
Hannoum, Majid
University of Kansas
2014
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Committee members: Boussofara, Naima; Gerschultz, Jessica
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-00130-3
M.A.
Global and International Studies, Center for
University of Kansas
2014
The purpose of this research is to explore the state of post-9/11 Muslim American philanthropy within The Greater Kansas City Area. Since 2001, the U.S. government has expanded its counterterrorism policies to target sources of terrorist funding and in particular the charitable sector. Many Muslim Americans practice the Islamic traditions of zakât (obligatory alms) and sadaqah (discretionary charity) as a means of honoring faith, strengthening the community and preserving religious identity. There is a perception, however, that these practices are in direct conflict with U.S. counterterrorism policy. The outcome of the decade long War on Terrorism is telling; to date, The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has shut down seven US-based Islamic charities and frozen over
Islamic Studies; Ethnic studies
Social sciences;Counterterrorism;Kansas City;Muslim-Americans;Post-9/11
Hall, Joe
Hannoum, Majid
Global and International Studies, Center for
University of Kansas
1560293689; 1559503
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