‘European Savages’ at the AAA 2013
After three flights, fifteen hours of travelling, ample soggy sandwiches and three not-too-terrible movies, I finally arrive at the Chicago O’Hara […]
Geographies of Culture(s)
As the European elections were taking place, with their horrific results in Greece, France, and the United Kingdom (to cite
Strude, the Danish Burka
The garment before your eyes is called ‘Strude’. I discovered its existence in 2010, while conducting research in Denmark on
Researching Modern Imagination through the Lenses of Islam
Dead serious or pink and fluffy; the ultimate oppressed ‘Other’ or wordly modern citizen and consumer? Talk and visions of
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
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
Divorce British Sharia Style
You have before your eyes the summary of the leading case in relation to ‘Mahr’ claims in England. In Islamic
Snapshots of British Islam (2): In search of ‘ethical business’ at the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum
From 29 to 31 October, London hosted the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF): an international business event organised by
Genner Llanes-Ortiz on “ECOCENTRIX”
Genner Llanes-Ortiz is a social anthropologist and postdoctoral researcher in the Indigeneity in the Contemporary World project based at Royal
Snapshots of British Islam (1) – Of pink Chador and black Niqabs
These fieldnotes are part of an on-going research on the Islamic legal culture of England. This research, which I started