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Muslim women who are registered to vote are more likely to donate money and volunteer than nonvoters

  • Written by Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
imageHaving compassion toward people in need is a top motivation for this demographic group to give.Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Civic engagement – including volunteering and registering to vote – rather than religiosity was more correlated with giving by Muslim American women, according to research we conducted with our...

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