Muslim Empowerment in Ghana

Holger Weiss, Ph.D. (1997), is Professor of general history at Åbo Akademi University and a specialist in global, Atlantic and African history. His most recent publications include A Global Radical Waterfront: The International Propaganda Committee of Transport Workers and the International of Seamen and Harbour Workers, 1921–1937 (Brill, 2021).

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Tables, Graphs and Figures



1 Empowerment through NGO s

 1 Muslims in Ghana

 2 Defining CBO s, CSO s and Muslim NGO s

 3 Empowerment and the NGO-isation of Philanthropy

 4 Detecting and Analysing the Spectrum of Muslim NGO s



2 A Changing Landscape of Muslim NGO s in Ghana

 1 Muslim Philanthropists: Outreach through Charities and Foundations

 2 Grassroots Associations, Movements and Representative Bodies

 3 The Youth as a Dynamic Force

 4 International Muslim Charities Operating in Ghana



3 The Essence of Muslim Faith-Based Humanitarian Relief

 1 Feeding and Clothing the Poor during Ramadan and at Eid

 2 Orphans

 3 Prison Inmates

 4 Ad Hoc Calls for Persons in Need

 5 Persons with Disabilities

 6 Mobilising sadaqa in Support of Deprived Communities

 7 Generating Donations from One Million Muslims via Social Media

 8 Local Initiatives in Tamale and Wa



4 Initiating Community Development

 1 SONSETFUND and Scholarships for Muslim Students

 2 Zero Gender-Based Violence

 3 Promoting Sustainable Development Goals and Interfaith Dialogue

 4 Establishing Islamic Clinics and Hospitals

 5 The Biodigester Toilet Project

 6 A Community Resource Centre, a Community Library and the Plastic4Education Project

 7 Developing Hohoe Zongo

 8 Urban Market Gardens



5 Zakat in Ghana: A Tool for Empowerment?

 1 Horizontal, Informal Philanthropy and the Traditional Discourse on Almsgiving

 2 Towards Vertical Philanthropy: The Instrumentalist Discourse

 3 The Institutionalist Discourse

 4 Local, Regional or a National zakat Fund?



6 Introducing Islamic Social Finance in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges

 1 Envisioning a Dual Fiscal System for Ghana

 2 Islamic Investment and Microfinance

 3 Waqf and sadaqa jariya



7 Concluding Reflections



Appendix: Associations, Foundations, Social Movements and NGO s Listed in the 2022 Ghana Muslim NGO (GMNGO) Database (status: 5.12.2023; Σ 683)

Bibliography

Index