# Islamic Charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/islamic-charity/
- Published: 2021-08-26T16:03:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**How Charitable Giving Became Seen as a Threat to National Security**

Since 9/11 and the global War on Terror, practitioners of Islam in Europe and beyond
have been scrutinised and surveyed under suspicion of disloyalty and as potential
disrupters of national social cohesion. Seemingly benign, altruistic practices, 
such as charity, are viewed as potential threats to national security and have increasingly
become subject to counter-terrorism policies.

This work seeks critically to assess the assumptions behind the lesser-known financial
War on Terror, through exploration of the effects of current policies on Muslim 
charitable practices in the UK.

The consequences of current policies are multi-faceted – from the stigmatisation
and suspicion of Muslim charities and communities, individual loss of status and
financial standing, to a decrease of living standards and/or loss of lives.

Engaging with the everyday socio-political activities of Muslim individuals, this
book gives voice to the motivations, apprehensions and challenges faced by Muslim
charitable practitioners.

A must read for anyone wanting to challenge policy assumptions behind increased 
surveillance of charities and individual donors, whilst outlining the repercussions
of current policies on Muslim individuals and charities.