Machado, Anna Carolina; Bilo, Charlotte; Helmy, Imane - International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth - 2018
Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam and can be understood as a form of religious duty, purifying one's wealth and at the same time functioning as a means to redistribute wealth to those in need. In Arabic, zakat means, among others, growth and purity (Dean and Khan 1997). In...