WORKING IN FASHION – PRECARITY AND PASSION
As part of my doctoral research on workers in the fashion industry in Paris and Brussels, I conducted fieldwork for a year and a…
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BIBLIOGRAPHY on Human Rights (Law) etc
We feel that it has by now become evident what we hope to do with Allegra: to both highlight ongoing debates and create new…
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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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In search of ‘Entertainment’ at the UN (3/5)
This is a phenomenally impersonal and detached forum for addressing what really are issues of life and death for millions of people…. The meeting…
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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 in 2009, aims to…
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From ‘REAL’ Reality to ‘UN’ Reality (Part 2/5)
In UN treaty body proceedings members of the bodies regularly mention – after they are done with elaborate rounds of welcomes, thank yous and…
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Arriving at the UN
This is finally it! I unlock my bike, hop on and start making my way down the hill in the direction of the lake….
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