RT Article
T1 Media Representations of Local Muslim Associations’ Acts of Charity in Zambia’s Multi-Religious but Christian-Dominated Context since the 2010s
JF Islamic Africa
VO 13
IS 1
SP 47
OP 65
A1 Mwale, Nelly
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1808827872
AB Using media representations, this article explores how the media presents Islamic charity in a multi-religious but Christian-dominated context of Zambia. It shows that representations of local Muslim associations’ acts of charity ranged from rendering support to the vulnerable (in the form of donations of assorted items to communities, schools, hospitals and prisons), to undertaking community development programmes, to building and renovating infrastructure in selected areas countrywide. This representation signified a shift in media coverage of Islam in the 2000s. While the mediatised acts of charity were centred on Muslim social responsibility, the article advances that the representations of Muslim charity revealed not only the significant place of Muslims in the Zambian society, evidenced by the recognition by both state and non-Muslims as key players in public life, but also their ability to unite as a religious minority.
K1 Marginalisation
K1 Public Life
K1 Representation
K1 Mediatisation
K1 Media
K1 Islam
DO 10.1163/21540993-01202003