Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy

9/11 gave birth to many conspiracy theories – among them the suspicion that Islamic charities were knowing and willing vehicles for Islamic terrorism. Robert Lacey examines this accusation with his co-editor Jonathan Benthall, a leading analyst of Islamic philanthropy, and a host of international academics and experts – the proceedings of a conference at Kings College, Cambridge, convened by the Gulf Research Council in the summer of 2012.