Shariq Siddiqui / Special to IBJ

Zakat can be collected by institutions, but due to distrust in institutions, zakat has become more individual than communal.

A call for abundance without a framework to support is empty words.

While U.S. Muslims give to build mosques, they have been less supportive of funding mosque operations.”

Muslim Hoosiers are highly diverse, consisting of African Americans, Hispanics, whites, Arabs and Asians—with no one group being a majority.

Explore the idea that only not-for-profit organizations or institutions of specific sizes would be better equipped to collect and distribute Zakat systematically.

When we simply discuss overhead and administrative costs, we are practicing lazy philanthropy.

Find ways to create greater transparency and demonstrate impact. No one is perfect.

They sought to practice philanthropy with the little resources they had to uplift people around them.

Many development officers who work for Muslim charitable institutions might not see their families the entire month of Ramadan.

For many Muslims, Ramadan is centered around helping the poor.

The word philanthropy is derived from a Greek word that means love of humankind.

Activists, policymakers and scientists have long undermined one of the most powerful forces for environmental resilience: religious values.

For example, the current environmental situation is dire, to say the least.

Women of all faiths have long been important figures in making our families, communities, societies and world better, despite having to fight inequality.

Future interventions in collaborations require resolving possible challenges that might hinder collaboration.

Most important, zakat remains an interpersonal and communal practice that is nourished by direct relationships.