2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01550.x
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Muslim entrepreneurs in public life between India and the Gulf: making good and doing good

Abstract: Muslim entrepreneurs from Kerala, South India, are at the forefront of India's liberalizing economy, keen innovators who have adopted the business and labour practices of global capitalism in both Kerala and the Gulf. They are also heavily involved in both charity and politics through activity in Kerala's Muslim public life. They talk about their ‘social mindedness’ as a combination of piety and economic calculation, the two seen not as excluding but reinforcing each other. By promoting modern education among … Show more

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“…Another example of recent work that deals with the role of Islamic charity as a source of social support is Osella and Osella's (2009) …”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another example of recent work that deals with the role of Islamic charity as a source of social support is Osella and Osella's (2009) …”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Atia 2013; Rudnyckyj 2010Rudnyckyj , 2017Taylor 2015Taylor , 2018. One could also draw links to recent literature on the intimate relationship between a Muslim masculine self (Marsden 2007) and neoliberal subjectivity (Osella and Osella 2009), or to Fassin's (2012) notion of humanitarianism as a form of global government that appeals to emotions and makes evident the fascination and guiding affective force that emanate from exemplary humanitarian individuals such as the aforementioned Bill Gates, Mother Teresa and Abdul Sattar Edhi.…”
Section: Moral Assemblages 'Local People' and Translocal Powermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(2001: 201-2) Neoliberal ideologies also intersect with and influence local interpretations of work, gender, and religion. A study of Muslim Keralite entrepreneurs in the Gulf shows that Islam may be used to set boundaries or justify ethical engagements with neoliberal economy (Osella and Osella 2009). Likewise in the area of women's work, stories from Islamic history are sometimes used to legitimise the acceptability or importance of women's entrepreneurial engagement (Hürriyet Daily News 2012;Wamda 2012;Ullah et al 2013).…”
Section: Theorising Female Entrepreneurship Promotion In the Gulfmentioning
confidence: 99%