Islam and International Development

Insights for working with Muslim communities

Ajaz Ahmed Khan, Affan Cheema

• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781788530606
  9781788530590
• eBook ISBN:
  9781788530613
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Global Development Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

What can we learn from Islamic teachings that will take us closer to addressing today's most pressing development challenges, including forced migration and refugees, safeguarding and child welfare, gender-based violence, climate change, and peacebuilding and conflict resolution? How can the mechanisms of charitable giving in Islam, such as zakat, sadaqah and waqf be used to fund development programmes? Islam and International Development is the culmination of extensive grass-roots experience of working among Muslim communities in developing countries, coupled with the commentary of academics and researchers. It includes analysis of successful projects that have respected and incorporated Islamic teachings into their design and delivery, so that development professionals and Muslim communities can work together to effect meaningful and sustainable change. Ajaz Ahmed Khan is a Senior Microfinance Adviser at CARE International Affan Cheema is Head of Programme Quality for Islamic Relief Worldwide

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Tables, Boxes, and Figures
• Acknowledgements
• About the Editors
• Preface
• 1. An Islamic Prism of Poverty
• 2. The Islamic Social Sector (Zakat and Waqf) and Development: Principles, Status, and Prospects
• 3. The Importance of Spiritual Capital within Human Development in Islamic Teaching
• 4. Translating Faith into Development: How Do Islamic Teachings Advocate Helping the Poor?
• 5. Islamic Perspectives on Refugees, Asylum, and Forced Migration
• 6. Gender and Islam
• 7. Deconstructing Islamic Perspectives on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, toward a Faith-Inclusive Approach
• 8. Child Protection and Safeguarding in an Islamic Context: Understanding the Critical Role Faith Plays in Supporting Protective Mechanisms in Humanitarian Action
• 9. An Islamic Approach to Peacebuilding: Putting Theory into Practice
• 10. Walking Gently on the Earth: Islamic Environmentalism and Muslim FBOs
• Index
• Back Cover