Walaupun memiliki arti penting bagi kehidupan sosial dan telah dipraktekkan sejak lama, namun dalam kenyataannya wakaf belum difungsikan secara maksimal. Masih banyaknya anggota masyarakat yang hidup di bawah garis kemiskinan menunjukkan kenyataan ini. Ada beberapa penyebab yang membuat wakaf tidak efektif. Di salah satu sisi, penyebabnya terkait dengan sumber daya manusia, khususnya pada sisi …
Since the independence of Bangladesh of 1971, the state has largely failed to assist the poor or reduce poverty, and NGOs have grown dramatically to fill this gap. The target group approach has allowed NGOs in Bangladesh to work succesfully with the rural poor and provide inputs to social groups generally disregarded by the state. This article inquires the problems and prospects of religious NG…
This paper discusses the philanthropic that the Indonesian mediacompanies had done in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. It is also added analysis of the 2006 eartquake. It finds that the Indonesian media had been particularly successful in mobilising funds for the victims of the tsunami disaster in theaffected areas in Aceh and of earthquake in DI Yogyakarta and Central java as well as in prom…
In order to obtain public trust, Islamic Philanthropic organisations should apply the principles of transparency and accountability in managing umat funds. This working paper aims to look at how Islamic societies perceive transparency and accountability of Islamic philanthropic organisations for social justice. In addition, its goal is to discuss the practices of accountability of Islamic phila…