Global Standards, Cultural Islam: Syrian‐led Muslim Humanitarianism in Turkey.
This article focuses on Syrian‐led Muslim humanitarianism, and asks what types of discourses and practices emerged in the context of the Syrian Muslim diaspora's increased involvement in global refugee management as humanitarian actors. Through a case study of a major Syrian‐led humanitarian organiz...
| Publicado en: | Muslim World Vol. 112; no. 1; pp. 57 - 78 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2022
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