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Clark, Janine A.

Islam, charity, and activism middle-class networks and social welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen / [electronic resource] : Janine A. Clark. - Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2004. - xvii, 236 p. - Indiana series in Middle East studies . - Indiana series in Middle East studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Islamic social institutions, social movement theory, and the middle classes -- Islamic medical clinics in Cairo : the operational imperatives of ISIs and the role of middle-class networks -- The Islamic center charity society in Jordan : the benefits to the middle class -- The islah charitable society in Yemen : women's social networks, charity, and dawa -- The significance of being middle class.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social institutions--Egypt.
Social institutions--Jordan.
Social institutions--Yemen (Republic)
Charities--Egypt.
Charities--Jordan.
Charities--Yemen (Republic)
Middle class--Egypt.
Middle class--Jordan.
Middle class--Yemen (Republic)
Islam--Charities.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HN786.A8 / C53 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 301