At Odds with the Impulse: Muslim Humanitarianism and its Exclusions in Northern Pakistan
Drawing on fieldwork undertaken between 2004 and 2013 in Gilgit Town, the multi-sectarian capital of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern […]
Islam, Humanitarianism and everyday religion
In this intervention I argue that charitable or humanitarian practices among contemporary Muslims— and everyday religiosity more generally—are constituted and
Muslim Humanitarianism: An Afterword
What kind of practices, forms of moral reasoning and ethical orientation does Muslim humanitarianism entail? In what contexts and in
Where are the Nuba queens?
The Sudanese revolution had slowly been gaining recognition since December 2018, when, in April 2019, a photo of women’s activism
Double disappearance after Oman’s Dhufar war
The Omani government has silenced requests to reveal the location of the graves of executed insurgents from the Dhufar war
Accountability in statelessness
In this post, I outline first findings from my ongoing research project on “Accountability in statelessness.” The project is based
Paradoxes of child statelessness in Sabah
Since 2012, I have been researching and writing about the difficult situation faced by the children of Filipino and Indonesian
Introduction to stateless/displaced/disappeared
This thematic thread evolved out of a workshop on Claiming justice after conflict. The stateless, the displaced and the
Podcast Round up: Best of May
Did you hear the one about the sperm and the consultant? No? How about ‘why did the UFO cross the
Podcast Round Up: Best of March & April
Sore eyes? Glasses need cleaning and you’ve misplaced your cleaning cloth? Need something to do whilst desperately hoping your baby