Vermin, pigs and virtuous donkeys: trying the borders of humanity
In law, much and according to some too much is taken for granted. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of […]
“Think Like an Anthropologist” – A Conversation with Laura Nader
Laura Nader is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Nader’s current work focuses on how central dogmas
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
Social Media at AAA 2013 – Chirping into the Aether
And so Allegra begins its AAA aftermath. Yes, in blog-time it has been lightyears since the event ended (in real
NGO Strategies, Press Releases and Coalition Building at the UN
During treaty body sessions at the Palais Wilson one of the undoubted ‘hotspots’ for action is the cafeteria located on
AAA Highlights – Coming SOON!
And so the AAA – held this year at the Chicago Hilton – came and went, leaving behind a flurry
Toward the Anthropology of Boredom – REDUX!
To conclude the first ever ‘Allegra Virtual Retreat of Slow Food for Thought’ (AVRoSFfT) we are recycling a post of
Note One-Shots
THE GOOD POOR, THE GENEROUS CELEBRITY, AND OTHER DRAMAS
We thought that the myth of the ‘good savage’ was behind us. We were wrong. It has simply multiplied. A
Let’s Take it SLOW!
Allegra has now been up and running for approximately three months – a period in which SO much has happened!
Divorce British Sharia Style
You have before your eyes the summary of the leading case in relation to ‘Mahr’ claims in England. In Islamic