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Giving Alms: Why Everybody Wins

How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality

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Moslems Calculate the Cat

Shark sidiki is a professor of philanthropic studies at indiana university. He explains how moslims calculate their surplus wealth and give it away to charity. The practice, known as te cot, can be seen as a kind of tax on the wealthy. When people engage in te cot they feel like they are doing something good for society.

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