Al Waqf

Philanthropy, Endowments and Sustainable Social Development in Egypt

von Marwa El Daly

293 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book explores how philanthropy is perceived and practiced in a predominantly Muslim society. It is the first academic quantification of philanthropic giving and volunteering using a representative sample of the Egyptian population, providing the reader with a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the state of philanthropy in Egypt. The book discusses traditional and religious philanthropic mechanisms and provides a thorough explanation of the waqf system, how it is perceived today, and how it could support innovation.

Furthermore, as a solid direct product of the research embodied in the creation of a community foundation, it discusses reviving and modernizing the concept of waqf, thus elaborating an example of how academic studies may be employed to create proto-types for learning and calculated action.

• Reihe: Maecenata Schriften
• ISBN: 9783110696967
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.05.2022
• Genre: Sozialwissenschaften allgemein
• Verlag: De Gruyter Oldenbourg