Amira Mittermaier
Associate Professor of Religion and Anthropology at the University of Toronto
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Feb 12, 2024 • 58min
Amira Mittermaier, "Giving to God: Islamic Charity in Revolutionary Times" (U California Press, 2019)
Amira Mittermaier, Associate Professor of Religion and Anthropology at the University of Toronto, discusses the Islamic economy of giving in Egypt, challenging dominant ideas of humanitarian charity. They explore the intersection of revolutionary politics and everyday acts of giving, competing visions of poverty and justice, the relationship between social and divine justice, and the disruptive nature of giving in the context of Egypt's neoliberal authoritarianism.
