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working space. In addition, zakat and waqf institutions will be able to
offer a comfortable working environment for Muslim women
entrepreneurs with support from the operators (zakat and waqf
institutions) in providing training and workshops. Once the tenants
who are Muslim women entrepreneurs able to earn more income and
could be excluded from the category of “asnaf”, then, they can
contribute back to zakat (zakat from their business earnings and
contribute to waqf in the form of cash or other form of assets). Thus,
this framework will be a sustainable till the future generations if the
zakat and waqf institutions are able to manage this system wisely.

Zakat and Waqf
Institutions

Management of Tenants or
Establishment of
Women Entrepreneur (Zakat Management Team
Receiver Database)

Purchase &
Zakat & Management of
Waqf Office Space for
Funding Co-working
Space

Figure 3: Proposed Framework of Co-Working Space for
Muslim Women Entrepreneur

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