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The Sound of Discord #AnthroIslam

The sound file you’re listening to is a recording of the muezzin’s evening call to prayer at the East London Mosque in Whitechapel. The…

Islam and Public Controversy in Europe #anthroislam

Nilüfer Göle, ed. Islam and Public Controversy in Europe. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013. 262 pages. ISBN: 978-1-472-41313-0 Nowadays Islam plays a pivotal role in the social reality…

The Public Sphere: Liberal Modernity, Catholicism, Islam by Armando Salvatore #anthroislam

Of Allegra’s excellent list of recent publications pertaining to Islam, The Public Sphere: Liberal Modernity, Catholicism, Islam is perhaps the least anthropological. Nevertheless, I…

Islam and New Kinship by Morgan Clarke #anthroislam

Islam and New Kinship: A Nascent Horizon for the Relationship Between Science, Reproductive Technology, and Fiqh, by Morgan Clarke. ISBN 978-0-85745-140-8 $34.95/£22.50 Pb Published…

Lila Abu-Lughod on Colonial Feminism and Muslim Women #ANTHROISLAM

After the success of her article published in American Anthropologist in 2002 under the same title, Lila Abu-Lughod released her new book ‘Do Muslim…

Allie’s reading week: #AnthroIslam

We promised we would do it, and now it is done ! Here are the first glimpses into some of the books we advertised in…

Current publications on Islam looking for reviewers! #ANTHROISLAM

In the context of our first thematic week on the anthropology of Islam (follow us on #ANTHROISLAM), Allegra compiled specially for you, dear…

Classic publications on Islam #ANTHROISLAM

To continue our #ANTHROISLAM week, today we offer you a list of classic reading – classic not necessarily as in ‘old’ but as in…

Shariah law through the front door – A training for lawyers in London #ANTHROISLAM

Over the past decade, law firms in the UK have faced an increasing demand for expertise in the field of Islamic law. This is…

Snapshots of British Islam (3): Halal dating in London #ANTHROISLAM

The ‘marriage events’ organised by the Islamic Circles take place at Bircbeck College, in central London, usually on Sundays. These events are meant to…

Layers – A Photography Exhibition

Allegra has an extensive archive of photographs. These images are usually incorporated as supporting materials to written essays. This exhibition is a small intervention…