Research & Publications

Explore ZFI-sponsored journals and research authored by our team across humanitarianism, philanthropy, governance, education, nonprofit leadership, migration, and public affairs.

Our Published Journal

Muslim Humanitarianism Review

An open-access platform advancing scholarly research and dialogue in Muslim humanitarianism, philanthropy, civil society, public affairs, and related fields.

Open Access Journal

Published Twice Annually

Muslim Humanitarianism Review (MHR)

MHR fosters scholarly dialogue and advances research in humanitarian affairs, philanthropy, civil society, public affairs, and Muslim humanitarianism.

The peer-reviewed journal is published in September and March and is sponsored by Zakat Foundation Institute. Editorial operations bring together ZFI and the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, with publication by Indiana University Press.

Peer Reviewed

March & September

Open Access

Journal Issue Explore Issue 204

Featured Issue Explore Issue 212

Journal Contributor Amjad Mohamed-Saleem

Muslim Humanitarianism Review

Selected Scholarship

Publications Co-Authored by ZFI Team Members

Selected research spanning public administration, education, political participation, nonprofit leadership, governance, migration, and organizational development.

Public administration and ICT research publication

2020

Ataee, M. A., & Farhat, Z. (2020)

Role of ICT in Improving Efficiency of Public Administration

A case study of Herat Province, Afghanistan. Journal of Foreign Languages, 8(1), 52–64.

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Education access and residential segregation research publication

2019

Farhat, Z., & Farhat, Z. (2019)

Accessing Education Among Muslims in India

Residential Segregation in Urban Landscape. Think India Journal, 22(12), 366–377.

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Political participation and gender-gap research publication

2019

Farhat, Z. (2019)

The Gender Gap in Political Participation

The Gender Gap in Political Participation in Nagaland Politics: A Question of “Mind-Set”.

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Quality education in urban Rajasthan research publication

2016

Farhat, Z., & Sole, N. A. (2016)

Quality Education in Urban Areas

The Status of Rajasthan. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 6(6), 104–119.

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Bureaucratic leadership research publication

2021

Nag, D., & Farhat, Z. (2021)

Bureaucratic Leadership at Ground Level

A case study of Block Development Officers in West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Public Administration, 67(2), 188–200.

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Muslim-American nonprofits and COVID-19 research publication

2021

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.

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Ethnic organizations and immigrant engineers research publication

2021

Sabharwal, M., Varma, R., & Noor, Z. (2021)

Ethnic Organizations and Adaptation

A case study of Indian immigrant engineers in the US. Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, 20(4), 317–335.

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