Transnational Islamic NGOs in Chad: Islamic Solidarity in the Age of Neoliberalism

increased spread of Western consumption ideals through mass communication, and a growing sense of the global context in which one is living, these organizations aim to influence people's material and moral well-being. By combining mate rial aid with proselytization, they embed their work in ideas about transnational solidarity and the importance of enlarg ing the umma, the global community of the faithful. By dis seminating a Salafi form of Islam, they link local believers to other parts of the Muslim world. They thus nourish processes of Islamization and Arabization. This paper explores the interventions of these organizations in Chad, focusing on the logic of their work and the effects of their involvement in Chad, characterized by poverty and a strong politicization of religion.