Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society

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The Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society is the journal of the Center on Muslim Philanthropy. Volume 1, Number 1 was published with help from IUPUI University Library in 2017. The journal has since moved to Indiana University Press.

The Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society is an international, interdisciplinary journal that publishes full-length manuscripts, research notes, and book reviews that report on the subject areas of Muslim philanthropy and civil society (that broadly includes: voluntary action, civil society, citizen participation, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations).

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    Exploring the Giving Practices in American Mosques: Why Do Muslims Give So Little to Their Mosques?
    (2017) Bagby, Ihsan
    This article represents the first effort to explore the giving practices of Muslims in American mosques. The research for this article was based on two studies: (1) a previously published study, “The American Mosque 2011,” which consisted of 524 telephone interviews of mosque leaders; and (2) a previously unpublished 2013 study of 3 mosques and the 2016 follow-up interviews with donors from the three mosques. The results show that mosque attendees give much less than their counterparts in churches. Interviews with donors in the three mosques were conducted in order to draw some preliminary conclusions as to why the giving rate in mosques is low. The interviews indicate that one of the underlying factors for the low rate of giving is that mosque attendees do not have a clear theology for giving to mosques and that a culture of giving to mosques does not exist among immigrant Muslims. It must be emphasized that this article is exploratory. Broader and more in-depth studies are needed to develop definitive conclusions about giving practices in mosques.