Muslim volunteering in the West : between Islamic ethos and citizenship / Mario Peucker, Merve Reyhan Kayikci, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peucker, Mario, editor.

Kayıkcı, Merve, editor.

Series:

New directions in Islam

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voluntarism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Voluntarism.

Voluntarism--Western countries.

Minority volunteers--Western countries.

Minority volunteers.

Muslims--Western countries--Social life and customs.

Muslims.

Muslims--Socialization--Western countries.

Muslims--Social life and customs.

Socialization.

Manners and customs.

Western countries.

Physical Description:

xv, 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

Summary:

This edited volume explores various facets of Muslims' civic engagement in Western post-secular societies, fundamentally challenging simplistic boundaries between Islamic ethical conduct and liberal-democratic norms and practices--back cover.

Contents:

1. Muslim volunteering in the West: An introduction / Mario Peucker and Merve Reyhan Kayikci

2. Theologization of volunteerism: An Islamic perspective / Zuleyha Keskin and Salih Yucel

3. Volunteering, charitable works, and Muslims: Divine inspiration, parallel networks, and facts on the ground / Thijl Sunier

4. Why do Muslims engage in intra-community volunteering? Insights from a multi-method study in Australia / Mario Peucker

5. Charity as civic participation for Dutch-Turkish Muslims / Yağiz Cebecioglu

6. In between two traditions: Female Muslim volunteers in Belgium / Merve Reyhan Kayikci

7. Muslim environmentalists, activism, and religious duty / Rosemary Hancock

8. When trauma and citizenship intersect: British Muslims volunteering for mental health services / William Barylo

9. Muslim American youth and volunteerism: Neoliberal citizenship in the War on Terror / Sunaina Maira

10. Conclusion / Merve Reyhan Kayikci

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

3030260569

9783030260569

OCLC:

1106177572