Photo: Officials at a mosque in Medan, Indonesia, disbursing zakat in 2018. Adil Armaya/Shutterstock.com

Islamic Finance

Identifying poverty as a factor, Indonesia aims to combat radicalism with improved national zakat distribution


BANDUNG - Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs will work with the National Zakat Board (BAZNAS) to improve the collection and distribution of zakat, identifying poverty as a cause of radicalism.

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