Leisurely Islam
Leisurely Islam seeks to offer a different perspective on youth culture in the Middle East. In their book on the […]
Jane Lief Abell
Jane Lief Abell is a second year doctoral student in cultural anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. She hopes to conduct her dissertation research in Lebanon on the current crisis in Syria, a country that first captured her interest during a semester at Damascus University in 2009. Additional research explores Islam in the United States, with a particular focus on how race and religion inform relations among "native" and immigrant Muslim groups. Jane holds a BA with High Honors in Sociology & Anthropology and Islamic Studies from Swarthmore College, and her research interests reflect this interdisciplinary background.