“I received the Emerging Scholars Award from MPI in 2023. The award enabled me to attend the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) conference in Zagreb, Croatia. We were able to organize several panels and meetings with MPI colleagues at ENROP to publicize the research carried out by its members. It was an incredible opportunity… Read more »
“My journey with MPI began five years ago when I met Dr. Shariq Siddiqui, who introduced me to Muslim philanthropy and invited me to attend MPI’s annual Zakat Symposium, where I later had the privilege of presenting. With his guidance, I pursued graduate and professional education at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, earning the… Read more »
“As a beneficiary of the Emerging Scholars Award Program, I took part in the one-day “Muslim Philanthropy in Europe” workshop held in Zagreb, Croatia (2023). This was an appreciated opportunity to meet other scholars working on Muslim charity, and to expound on the results of my book L’action sociale musulmane en Europe (“Islamic social work in Europe”)…. Read more »
“My dissertation, ‘Work of Religion’ is an exploration of the emotional lives of Muslims in present day India under the Hindu nationalist regime. My project studies the psychological impact of state persecution on religious minorities and demonstrates how religion emerges as a crucial psychic repository for articulating suffering and as a resource for resistance and… Read more »
I was honored and grateful to receive the 2024 MPI Dissertation Fellowship Award. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice. My research explores volunteering and civic engagement at nonprofit organizations supporting refugee and immigrant communities in the U.S. I also study how migration legal systems… Read more »