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Panel 119: Transnational Islamic NGOs in Africa

Panel organiser: Mayke Kaag (African Studies Centre, The Netherlands)

Contact: Kaag@ascleiden.nl

This panel proposes to study the reception of transnational Islamic NGOs in Africa by exploring the influence of local contexts on these organisations’ roles and on the effects of their work. Our hypothesis is that at least three aspects are important for the ways in which transnational Islamic NGOs are received in specific African settings: first of all, the political context, and the role(s) Islam plays in the public sphere and in local and national power dynamics; secondly, the characteristics of poverty and the ways people experience deprivation in these specific contexts; and, thirdly, the characteristics of development actors and ‘civil society’, i.e. how ‘development’ is organized. We particularly invite papers that analyze the reception of transnational Islamic charities from this perspective and that highlight the ways in which African actors, such as elites and target groups, are co-shaping these organisations’ engagement in Africa.

Accepted Abstracts

Perceptions and Reflections of Islamic Development Initiatives in Northern Ghana

Transnational Islamic NGOs in Africa: For whose Benefit do they Work?

Islamic NGOs in South Africa and their Modes of Politicization

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