Islamic NGOs and Muslim politics: A case from Jordan
Islamic NGOs and Muslim politics: A case from Jordan
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伊斯兰非政府组织和穆斯林政治:约旦的案例
DOI:
10.1080/01436590050079065
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Suha Taji Farouki
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文献类型:
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作者:
Quintan Wiktorowicz;Suha Taji Farouki
Islamic NGOs have proliferated in an effort to solve basic socioeconomic problems within an Islamic framework. Although legal conditions and government oversight prohibit direct political activities through Islamic NGOs, Islamists utilise these institutions to combat the intrusion of Western values and cultural codes. It is this struggle at the level of discourse and culture that imbues Islamic NGOs with political import, even if these activities are outside the boundaries of traditional politics. This article uses a case study of the al-Afaf Charitable Society in Jordan to examine the relationships among socioeconomic development, political and cultural struggle, and Islam. In an effort to promote early family formation, as encouraged by Islam, al-Afaf provides a variety of services to remove obstacles to marriage. This, in turn, is conceptualised by Islamists as an institutionalised attempt to counter Western values and practices that are seen as inimical to Islam.
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发表时间:
2004
期刊:
The Third International Conference on Development and Learning
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作者:
Funakoshi;H.;et al.
通讯作者:
et al.