Ever since the multiplication of protest movements that have gained prominence since 2011, the issue of change and its assessment has become a recurring…
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The ‘marriage events’ organised by the Islamic Circles take place at Bircbeck College, in central London, usually on Sundays. These events are meant to…
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From 29 to 31 October, London hosted the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF): an international business event organised by the WIEF Foundation whose…
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These fieldnotes are part of an on-going research on the Islamic legal culture of England. This research, which I started in 2009, aims to…
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Where did afterlives fever come from? These reflections suggest a trajectory. Today, amid a lively eruption of usages, afterlife has moved away from longstanding…
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You know us well! We, at Allegra, are always on the look out for exciting anthropological events from around the world. Which is why…
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Our baby just turned two…and in this short pace of time, it managed to attract a constantly growing readership. Ok, let’s be frank: we…
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Prologue When the fireworks in the Senate Square in Helsinki announced the beginning of 2015, they also marked the start of a special year…
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I was not feeling any particular excitement or thrilling feverishness. Preparing for the unknown journey into fieldwork in Santiago de Chile to research inner dynamics…
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Today we are very pleased to continue our #AnthroState debate via this collaboration with the Political and Legal Anthropology Review (PoLAR). We are very…
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Rachel E. Black. Porta Palazzo: The Anthropology of an Italian Market. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. 232 pp. ISBN 978-0-8122-4406-9 The book under review,…
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Miriam Cooke and Bruce B. Lawrence, eds: Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop, Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Series (Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of…
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