Guest Editors' Article

Muslim NGOs

As one might expect, given the absolute centrality of charity to the Muslim way of life,  the last two decades have seen a rapid expansion in the number of Muslim NGOs —  a modern-day articulation of the age-old phenomenon of giving in Islam. These NGOs have been formed in all parts of the world, both Muslim and non-Muslim, and they owe their existence partly to the general rise of the international NGO worldwide. But, more …