Islam, Charity, and Activism: Middle-Class Networks and Social Welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen

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CONTENTS      ⁄ ix    ⁄ xi 1. Islamic Social Institutions, Social Movement Theory, and the Middle Classes 1 2. Islamic Medical Clinics in Cairo: The Operational Imperatives of ISIs and the Role of Middle-Class Networks 42 3. The Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan: The Benefits to the Middle Class 82 4. The Islah Charitable Society in Yemen: Women’s Social Networks, Charity, and Da