I want to give my zakat to Palestinian relief but my mosque says it has to go through 'approved channels' that I don't trust, and I'm tired of my charity being policed.
More people experience this than they realize.
The bureaucratization of compassion conflicts with personal moral conviction and urgent humanitarian need.
“Where Are You with Zakat — Islamic charitable giving as financial system?”
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