A look at Saudi philanthropy
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Podcast "Philanthropy in question(s)" - Episode 2
A look at Saudi philanthropy - Amélie Le Renard
In this second episode, we travel to Saudi Arabia. Anne Monier presents an article by sociologist Amélie Le Renard. She describes a country where the notions of the welfare state and charity are intertwined...
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The three main ideas of the article:
In this episode, Anne Monier focuses on the three main ideas developed by Amélie Le Renard in her article "Poverty and Charity in Saudi Arabia: The Royal Family, the Private Sector, and the Welfare State":
The confusion between the welfare state and charity in Saudi Arabia.
This confusion between charity and the welfare state is a technique of power.
The charitable sector in Riyadh has little room for autonomy.
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Other articles on the topic
Lacey R. and Benthall J. (eds.), Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the "Age of Terror" and Beyond, Gerlach Press, 2014.
Montagu C., “Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector in Saudi Arabia.” Middle East Journal, vol. 64, no. 1, 2010, pp. 67–83.
Singer A., “Giving Practices in Islamic Societies.” Social Research, vol. 80, no. 2, 2013, pp. 341–358.
Lowi M.R. “Justice, Charity, and the Common Good: In Search of Islam in Gulf Petro-Monarchies.” Middle East Journal, vol. 71, no. 4, 2017, pp. 563–585.
El-Daly M. et Khalil M., "Philanthropy in the Arabic world", AFD, October 2017
Hartnell C., « Philanthropy in the Arab Region », Working paper, March 2018
« La philanthropie dans les Mondes Arabes », Article Carenews, 4 janvier 2021
« Future of Philanthropy in the Arab region » - Alliance Webinar, sponsored by Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, and in partnership with Arab Foundations Forum (AFF), 23 February 2021
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