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SUMMARY:Zakāt: Implementation & Impact in the Contemporary World International Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Islamic Theology, Ethics & Spirituality (CITES), the Faculty of Theology at Huron University, and the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University announce a Call for Papers for an International Conference to be held at Huron University in-person and and online from February 21 to February 23, 2025. \nZakāt is one of the five ‘Pillars of Islam,’ a religious duty, an opportunity for communal and spiritual purification, a means of alleviating poverty and injustice in society, and a potential force for social cohesion. In the past few decades, there has been a great deal of scholarship on the proper application of zakātable categories to the expansive range of assets and funds in modern society. More recently, many questions have been raised about the ways organizations, whether they are mosques, relief organizations or para-governmental entities, define, expand or eliminate the eight Qur’anic categories of zakāt recipients. Much of the research that has been published takes a jurisprudential approach to the topic, with insufficient attention being given to the practical implementation and impact of zakāt in our societies and communities. \nFor this conference therefore, we invite paper proposals from scholars/academics and practitioners on the following topics: \nQualitative and quantitative studies of the impact of zakāt in a defined region or community. Does the intention to pay zakāt affect or interrupt consumer spending? \nTiming of zakāt payments: are many people pre-paying, or contributing to a zakāt account throughout the year, or only paying in Ramadan? Does this impact their zakātable savings? \nPerceptions and realities of the relationship between zakāt and modern taxation. \nCase studies on the spiritual, psychological impact and financial impact on the receivers of zakāt. \nHow do zakāt givers perceive zakāt receivers? \nPositive and negative social and spiritual impact of various means of zakāt solicitation. \nRelationship between zakāt compliance and other charitable giving (religious and civic). Measuring trust in zakāt collecting organizations. \nHow zakāt payments to those in debt, captivity and wayfarers are being implemented and their impact. \nWhat kinds of people should be receiving zakāt and are not, or are not receiving enough? \nDo most mosques and Islamic centers in North America have clear and transparent zakāt policies? \nDemographic analysis of those who are setting zakāt policies. \nWhat portion of zakāt in a region is being directed to the fī sabīlillah category and has the expansion of this category negatively affected the goal of povery alleviation? \nWhere and why is zakāt being directed into awqaf? \nHow could or is zakat being used to alleviate high costs of education, health care and housing? \nEvidence supporting best practices for zakāt implementation and positive impacts. \nOther studies addressing the implementation and impact of zakāt in contemporary societies.\n\nWe are aiming for a balance of papers focusing on the North American context and those focused on other countries and communities in the Ummah. Paper proposals are due by June 24. Those who have submitted a proposal will receive a response by August 15, 2024. \nThis conference will be held in person at Huron University College in London, Canada, and online. Those invited to present their papers and wish to be in person will be offered a US$500 travel stipend to mitigate their costs. The organizers cannot arrange for presenters to obtain visas to Canada. All presenters who submit a publishable paper at the conference will receive an honorarium of US$500. \nThis conference is being co-convened by Dr. Ingrid Mattson, London & Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies, Director of the Centre for Islamic Theology, Ethics & Spirituality (CITES) at Huron University College in London, Canada and Dr. Ermin Sinanović, Executive Director and Scholar in Residence at the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University.\nSubmit Your Proposal\n
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