In Morocco, calls to contribute zakat were explicitly linked to the context of the Covid pandemic. For example, some public figures and imams called for zakat al-fitr to be donated to the Covid relief fund (Jaidani2020). Critically, the perception of zakat’s potential role in supporting t...
It is during Ramadan that many Pakistanis donate their religiously prescribed yearly zakat, or alms, often giving them to charitable organizations that prepare ration packets for distribution among the poor. From New York Times "I know about zakat," said Belet, referring to the obligation to help...
Mbaye Lo and Muhammed Haron (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016): 179–191. 4 The author has conducted fieldwork in southern and northern Ghana since 2017. The research project Muslim Empowerment in Ghana (MEG) is funded by the Finnish Society for Sciences and Letters (2017–2018) and ...