Mona Atia: 1 book

Book cover of Building a House in Heaven

Building a House in Heaven

Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt

by Mona Atia
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013

Charity is an economic act. This premise underlies a societal transformation—the merging of religious and capitalist impulses that Mona Atia calls “pious neoliberalism.” Though the phenomenon spans religious lines, Atia makes the connection between Islam and capitalism to examine the surprising...
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