The Sound of Discord #AnthroIslam
The sound file you’re listening to is a recording of the muezzin’s evening call to prayer at the East London Mosque in Whitechapel. The…
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Lila Abu-Lughod on Colonial Feminism and Muslim Women #ANTHROISLAM
After the success of her article published in American Anthropologist in 2002 under the same title, Lila Abu-Lughod released her new book ‘Do Muslim…
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Allie’s reading week: #AnthroIslam
We promised we would do it, and now it is done ! Here are the first glimpses into some of the books we advertised in…
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Strude, the Danish Burka
The garment before your eyes is called ‘Strude’. I discovered its existence in 2010, while conducting research in Denmark on controversies around Islam that…
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Current publications on Islam looking for reviewers! #ANTHROISLAM
In the context of our first thematic week on the anthropology of Islam (follow us on #ANTHROISLAM), Allegra compiled specially for you, dear…
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To Be #HAPPY Muslim Or Not To Be
A group of British Muslims recently produced a video based on Pharrell William’s song #Happy depicting them dancing in the streets of (essentially) London, on…
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Classic publications on Islam #ANTHROISLAM
To continue our #ANTHROISLAM week, today we offer you a list of classic reading – classic not necessarily as in ‘old’ but as in…
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Against discipline – A conversation with Baudouin Dupret
In the context of its thematic week on the anthropology of Islam, Allegra met Islamologist Baudouin Dupret for a virtual interview. He shares…
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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 Islam and Muslims remain…
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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 Islamic law. This is…
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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 events are meant to…
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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 the WIEF Foundation whose…
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