Moumtaz, Nada. God’s Property: Islam, Charity, and the Modern State

What is it about?

Nada Moumtaz's God's Property: Islam, Charity, and the Modern State (University of California Press 2021) looks at how changing understandings of "waqf" intersect with neoliberal property regimes and global capitalism in contemporary Beirut. This framework invites interdisciplinary comparisons with political philosophy and raises questions about what are public goods and how they should be provided.

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