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Shariq Siddiqui JD PhD

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A Community Engaged Public Scholar

About Me

Dr. Shariq Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Shariq has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He also has a JD from the McKinney School of Law at Indiana University and holds a B.A. in History from the University of Indianapolis.

Research

Shariq Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Shariq has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and a JD from the McKinney School of Law at Indiana University and holds a B.A. in History from the University of Indianapolis.

Shariq authors research on Muslim philanthropy and the Muslim nonprofit sector. Most recently, he conducted a national survey of full-time Islamic schools in the United States. This project resulted in the book (that he co-authored) Islamic Education in the United States and the Evolution of Muslim Nonprofit Institutions, published in November 2017. He is the author of four additional books including: Understanding Muslim Philanthropy; Philanthropy in the Muslim World; Poverty and the Monotheistic Traditions; and Nonprofit Collaborations in Diverse Communities.

Shariq serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society and Muslim Humanitarianism Review and served as the founding co-editor of Journal on Education in Muslim Societies and Series Editor of the Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society Book Series. All of which are published by Indiana University Press.

Previously, Shariq served as the Executive Director of Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). ARNOVA is a leading international association that connects scholars, teachers, and practice leaders in research on nonprofit organizations, voluntary action, philanthropy and civil society.

Service

Shariq serves on the board of the following organizations:

Hendrick County Community Foundation

Shariq writes a regular column for IBJ Forefront. To see his columns visit:

https://www.ibj.com/authors/shariq-siddiqui-special-to-ibj

Important links:

Journal on Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society

Muslim Humanitarianism Review

Shariq Siddiqui Public Reports

Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Philanthropy in the Muslim World: Majority and Minority Muslim Contexts

Nonprofit Collaborations in Diverse Communities

Understanding Muslim Philanthropy

Religion and Poverty: Monotheistic Responses Around the Globe

BOOK – NOW AVAILABLE OPEN ACCESS (FREE) ONLINE: Islamic Education in the United States: Evolution of Muslim Nonprofit Institutions

My Publications

Books

1. Sullivan, S., Offutt, S., & Siddiqui, S.(2024). Religion and Poverty: Monotheistic Responses around the Globe. London, UK: Routledge Inc. Expected May 2024.

2. Siddiqui, S.,Samad, A., Wasif, R. (2024). Collaboration in Crisis: Building Legitimacy and Trust While Navigating Diversity Amongst Racialized Communities. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Expected publication July 2024.

3. Siddiqui, S., Wasif, R., & Hughes, M. (2024). Understanding Muslim Philanthropy. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Expected publication September 2024.

4. Siddiqui, S. & Campbell D (2023). Philanthropy in the Muslim World: Majority and Minority Communities. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc.

5. Khan, S, & Siddiqui, S. (2017). Islamic education in the United States and the evolution of Muslim nonprofit institutions. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Hughes, M., & Siddiqui, S. (2024) "From 'Islamic Charity' to 'Muslim Philanthropy': Definitions Across Disciplines" Religion Compass. Accepted for publication August 16, 2024.

2. Noor, Z., Wasif, R. & Siddiqui S. (2024)“Volunteering in the Middle of Crisis and Politicization: The Role of Religiosity, Social and Political Capital, and Personal Experiences in Volunteerism among Muslims and Christians during COVID-19”. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Accepted for publication May 11, 2024.

3. Umarji, O., Wasif, R., Siddiqui, S., Noor, Z., (2024). "Philanthropy Under Uncertainty: Religious Giving During a Pandemic." Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. Accepted for publication May 9, 2024.

4. Siddiqui S., Samad A. & Wasif, R. (2024) A Year of Learning: Educating the Philanthropic Community About Racialized and Stigmatized Nonprofits. – The Foundation Review. Accepted January 31, 2024.

5. Siddiqui, S. & Cheema, J. (2024). Intention of Filing Tax Claims for Religious Donations: Results from a Muslim American Survey. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing. Accepted January 13, 2024

6. Siddiqui S., Samad A. & Wasif, R. (2024). Building Partnerships Through Third-Party Facilitation: Best Practices from the Community Collaborative Initiative.Voluntary Sector Review. Accepted January 5, 2024.

7. Siddiqui, S., Hughes, M., & Cheema, J. (2023). The Clash of Generations: Driving Forces Behind Charitable Giving among Older and Younger Muslim. Nonprofit Policy Forum. Accepted December 14, 2023.

8. Noor, Z., Schwoerer, K., Siddiqui, S. (2023). Gender and Muslim Philanthropy: The Role of Prosociality in Women’s Giving Intention During COVID-19. Voluntary Sector Review. Accepted for publication September 2023.

9. Siddiqui, S., Wasif, R., Samad, A. (2023). Building collaboration using the community collaboration initiative model: A case study of Muslim-led nonprofits. Journal of Public Affairs Education. May 2023.

10. Wasif, R., Siddiqui, S., Noor, Z. (2023). Navigating Identity Through Social Media: Twitter Use of Muslim-American Nonprofits. Voluntary Sector Review. Accepted for publication November 2021.

11. Siddiqui, S. (2022). Muslim philanthropy: living beyond a Western definition. Voluntary Sector Review. November 2022.

12. Siddiqui, S. & Noor, Z. (2022). The Role of Muslim American Nonprofits in Combating Domestic Violence in the Community: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Islamic Faith and Practice. Accepted for publication. Fall 2022.

13. Konrath, S., Siddiqui, S., Pervez, S. (2021). Muslim Education Reform: Prioritizing Empathy and Philanthropic Acts. Journal of Education in Muslim Societies. 2(2), 31-56.

14. Noor, Z., Wasif, R., Siddiqui, S., Khan, S. (2021). Racialized minorities, trust, and crisis: Muslim-American nonprofits, their leadership and government relations during COVID-19. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. Accepted for publication August 2021.

15. Khader, R, & Siddiqui, S. (2018). Behind the data. Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society, 2(1), 42–56.

16. McNutt, J. G., Justice, J. B., Melitski, M. J., Ahn, M. J., Siddiqui, S, Carter, D. T., & Kline, A. D. (2016). The diffusion of civic technology and open government in the United States. Information Polity (21), 153 - 170.

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters

1. Samad, A., Siddiqui, S. (2024). “Equity, Identity, and Inclusion from a Religious Perspective: The Case of a Minoritized and Stigmatized Religion.” In Holmes, M., Elias, E., and D’Agostino, M., (eds). Making Sense of Identity and Equity in Public Sector Workplaces. London, UK: Routledge Inc.

2. Siddiqui, S., Williams-Pulfer, K, Dungy, T*. (2024). “Empowering Decolonial Knowledge Production within International Nonprofit Research Associations.” In Mirabella, R., Coule, T., Eikenberry, A. (eds). Handbook of Critical Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizing and Voluntary Action: Concepts, Applications and Future Directions. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Accepted for publication on April 21, 2023.

3. Upoma, S., Siddiqui, S. (2024). “Religion and Intersectionality: A Case of Muslim Americans” in Sabharwal, M., McCandless, S., Visvanath, S. (Eds). Handbook of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Accepted for publication on July 10, 2023.

4. Siddiqui, S. (2023). Reimagining Nonprofits through Muslim Philanthropy. In Whitesman, E. and Child, C. Reimagining Nonprofits. Cambridge, UK. Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming.

5. Siddiqui, S., Wasif, R., and Noor, Z. (2023). Muslim Giving in USA. In Siddiqui, S. & Campbell D (2023). Philanthropy in the Muslim World: Majority and Minority Communities. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Forthcoming.

6. Siddiqui, S. (2023). What is Muslim Philanthropy? In Siddiqui, S. & Campbell D (2023). Philanthropy in the Muslim World: Majority and Minority Communities. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Forthcoming.

7. Siddiqui. S and Badertscher, K. (2022). Fundraising for Advocacy and Social Change. In G. Shaker; E Tempel; S Nathan; B Stanczykiewicz (Eds), Achieving Excellence in Fundraising (5th Edition). Wiley.

8. Justice, J, McNutt, J, Melitski, J, Ahn, M, David, N, Siddiqui, S, & Ronquillo, J. (2018). The civic technology movement: Implications for nonprofit theory. In John McNutt (Ed.), Technology, activism and social justice in a digital age (chap 7): Oxford University Press.

9. Siddiqui, S. (2014). The influence of mosque attendance on the probability of giving and volunteering. In Iqbal Unus (Ed.), Muslim American life: Reflections and perspectives (p. 45 - 55). Indianapolis, IN: University of Indianapolis Press.

10. Siddiqui, S. (2013). Myth vs reality: Muslim American philanthropy since 9/11. In Tom Davis (Ed.), Religion and philanthropic organizations: Family, friend, foe? (p. 203 - 214). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University Press.

11. Siddiqui, S. (2010). Giving in the way of God: Muslim philanthropy in the US. In David Smith (Ed.), For the sake of God (p. 28 - 47). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University Press.

Encyclopedia and Book contributions

1. Siddiqui, S., Wang, Y*., Mofawaz, M.* (2023). Takaful. In List, R., Anheier, A., Toepler, S. International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, 2nd Edition. Springer. Accepted for publication June 19, 2023.

2. Siddiqui, S. (2016). Arab American philanthropy and the influence of Islam. In Lilya Wagner (Ed.), Diversity and philanthropy: Expanding the circle of giving (p. 109 - 110). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

3. Siddiqui, S. (2010). Islamic Society of North America. In Edward E. Curtis IV (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Muslim-American history (p. 296 - 300). New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc.

4. Curtis, E. IV, & Siddiqui, S. (2010). Philanthropy. In Edward E. Curtis IV (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Muslim-American history (p. 449 - 453). New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc.

5. Siddiqui, S. (2008). Muslim charitable organizations. In William J. Jackson (Ed.), Wisdom of generosity: A reader in American philanthropy (p. 354 - 354). Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.

6. Siddiqui, S. (2006). Legislative issues. In Melissa S. Brown (Ed.), Giving USA 2006 (p. 179 - 187). Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Center on Philanthropy.

Book Reviews

1. Siddiqui, S. (2023). Review of God’s Property: Islam, Charity, and The Modern State by Nada Moumtaz.Berkeley: University of California Press, in Journal of Church and State. Forthcoming Winter 2023 issue.

2. Siddiqui, S. (2012). Review of A history of Islam in America: From the New World to the New World Order, by Kambiz GhaneaBassiri. Review of Middle Eastern Studies, 46(2), 243 - 245.

Reports

1. Cheema, J., Hughes, M., Hussain, N., Toosi, M., Thapa, S., Siddiqui, S. (2023) U.S. Muslim Women’s Philanthropy Report 2023. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

2. Hughes, M., Thapa, S., Cheema, J., Ajmal, M., Wasif, R., Siddiqui, S., Paarlberg, A., Noor, Z., Mofawaz, M. (2023). Muslim American Zakat Report 2023. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

3. Siddiqui, S., Cheema, J., Noor, Z., Hughes, M., Wasif, R., Samad, A., & Mofawaz, M. (2022). Muslim American Giving Report: Motivations of Giving. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

4. Noor, Z., Siddiqui, S., Paarlberg, A., Saleem, S., & Cheema, J. (2023). Understanding nonprofit governance and DEI practices among marginalized communities for a more just & inclusive society. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

5. Siddiqui, S., Wasif, R., Hughes, M., Paarlberg, A., & Noor, Z. April 2022. Muslim American Zakat Report 2022. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

6. Siddiqui, S., Hughes, M., Wasif, R., Paarlberg, A., Cheema, J., Samad, A. & Noor, Z. (2022) Pluralism in Muslim American Philanthropy Report 2022. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

7. Siddiqui, S., Samad, A, and Wasif, R. (2022) A Year of Learning: Educating the Philanthropic Community About Racialized and Stigmatized Nonprofits. October 2022. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

8. Siddiqui, S and Wasif, R., Muslim American Giving 2021. (2021) October 2021. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.