Islamic philanthropy in Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Benthall
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Modern State ◽  
Christian Institutions ◽  
The Usa

This Chapter republishes a review of Amelia Fauzia’s book Faith and the State: Islamic philanthropy in Indonesia, originally published in the Asian Journal of Social Science in 2014. Most research published in English since 2000 on Islamic philanthropy and humanitarianism has concentrated on the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Europe and the USA. Fauzia’s impressive monograph on Indonesia bears comparison with any of this research. She explores how zakat (the Islamic tithe) and sadaqa (optional charity) have been implemented in various ways in Indonesia. Her guiding theme is the tension between the private or personal imperatives of the Islamic revelation and public conduct where persuasion or coercion can be effective, including that exerted by the modern state. She gives special attention to the “modernist” Muhammadiyah, founded in 1912. The Chapter proposes an angle for historical research: to what extent did Christian institutions introduced by colonial powers affect the development of Islamic charities in Indonesia and elsewhere?

Biblical Israel and the Modern State

1968 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
William Holladay
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Near East ◽  
The State ◽  
Modern State ◽  
The University ◽  
State Of Israel

(Christians involved in mission in the Middle East must grapple constantly with issues raised by the state of Israel, and by Arab attitudes toward that nation. This month's Bulletin presents an analysis of some of these issues, by the Professor of Old Testament at the Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon. This paper is a condensation of a lecture delivered in January, 1968, at the University Christian Center Forum in Beirut. It is available in pamphlet form (from University Christian Center, Box 235, Beirut, Lebanon) under the title, Zionism — Judaism: Is the Old Testament Zionist?)

Iraq

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Penrose
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Arts And Sciences ◽  
International Firm ◽  
University College ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Economics Department ◽  
The University

After a brief return to the USA during which Edith completed The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, in 1957 she and Penrose took up positions at the University College of Arts and Sciences of Baghdad, in Iraq, where they taught for two years, establishing the Economics Department. This experience triggered Edith’s lifelong interest in the Middle East, the oil industry, and the international firm. She grasped the opportunity of researching the international oil companies, convinced few economists had done this satisfactorily. She also demonstrated the commitment to her students which she was always to show, believing she had a responsibility to mentor them as, in her view, trained economists were as essential to the development of the state as doctors, agriculturalists, or engineers. E. F. Penrose studied the dynamic politics of Iraq, including the revolution of 1958. On leaving Iraq, Edith drove to Cambridge for an interview.

The Present Chance for Mideast Peace

Worldview ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Nahum Goldmann
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Usa ◽  
State Of Israel ◽  
Political Scene

AbstractSince the proclamation of the State of Israel thirty-one years ago, the Middle East has been in permanent crisis, more or less violent, with one war following another. It is no exaggeration to say, however, that no crisis in the past was as menancing as the present one. Some of my Israeli friends know more about the details of the situation from the Israeli point of view than I—inflation going beyond 100 per cent, the growing abyss between a small, rich minority that is getting richer and the vast majority getting poorer, the growing polarization of the inner political scene and, internationally, the total isolation of Israel, supported only by the USA, primarily for internal political reasons, especially in view of the approaching presidential election.

scholarly journals Voigt, Rüdiger (Hrsg.) (2018). Handbuch Staat. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag. 2 Bände, Hardcover, 1.998 Seiten, ISBN: 978-3-658-20743-4, doi:10.1007/978-3-658-20744-1

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2019) ◽  
pp. 221-223
Author(s):  
Werner Jann
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Modern State ◽  
The Future

Handbuch Staat is a totally new handbook about the very German concept of "the state". In nearly 180 chapters, each about eleven pages long, it informs about the basic disciplines, theories, structures, concepts, institutions, instruments, policies and international dimensions of the modern state. Nearly all the authors are German and the different contributions usually are written from a specific German point of view, also when addressing international contributions. The handbook explicitly aims to cover possible reforms and the future of the modern state and to emphasize a social science perspective, but in line with the German tradition especially legal perceptions play a prominent role. Not all current debates and concepts are explicitly covered (e.g. regulation, governance, accountability or legitimacy are missing as special chapters), but all in all the handbook gives a very informative and reliable overview of the particular German interpretations of the modern state.

Defining the State in the Middle East: A Report on the Second of Three Workshops Organized by The Social Science Research Council’s Joint Committee on the Near and Middle East

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Mitchell ◽  
Roger Owen
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Background Material

The SSRC’S Joint Near and Middle East Committee has organized a series of workshops on the state in its Middle Eastern context. The format consists of discussions of papers written by members of the committee, as well as of articles and chapters of books presented as background material by a small number of invited guests. A report on the first workshop, held at Buyukada, Istanbul, in September 1989 appeared in the MESA Bulletin 24 (1990), pages 179 to 183. A third workshop was held at St. Antony’s College, Oxford in December 1990.

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