Throughout the Middle East, Islamist charities and social welfare organizations play a major role in addressing the socioeconomic needs of Muslim societies, ind

How does a group that operates terror cells and espouses violence become a ruling political party? How is the world to understand and respond to Hamas, the mili

This volume focuses on Islamic thinking, activism, and politics in both the West and the Middle East.

Through case studies of Islamic medical clinics in Egypt, the Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan and the Islah Women's Charitable Society in Yemen, Janine

The thesis analyses the role of Muslim voluntary welfare associations in Jordan from the perspective of their religious discourse and the related social activit