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ajiss-1761	Harmsen, Egbert	Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts: By Michael Bonner, Mine Ener, and Amy Singer, eds. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2003. 345 pages.)	2004.0	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1110	41	39	Readers interested in the present upsurge of Islamic voluntary welfare activism could use this work in conjunction with anthropological and political science studies written by such authors as Dennis J. Sullivan, Janine A. Clark, Quintan Wiktorowicz, and Jonathan Benthall. Possibly, the earliest form of institutionalized charity in Islamic history is the collection and distribu- tion of zakat.	cache/ajiss-1761.pdf	txt/ajiss-1761.txt