“L’étranger”: Ariane Benoit on the Fluid Mosaic
Introduction Ariane is an anthropologist and a performer who chose to combine these two disciplines in her professional and personal […]
Introduction: Muslim Humanitarianism
Muslims around the world partake in comparable practices of aid, welfare and care that have received a wide range of
A note on humanitarian terminology
This article reviews the lexical field associated with “charity,” “philanthropy,” “humanitarianism” and similar terms in English, and concludes with a
Theorizing Humanitarianism for an Islamic Counterpublic #MUHUM
Closely attending to Muslim theorizations provides an opportunity for social scientists to stop asking such questions as ‘what is so
Reflections on a Theory of Zakat
This inquiry into the role of “obligatory almsgiving” (zakat) within Muslim humanitarianism presents a theorization of two modes of Islamic
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
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
#Podcast Round Up: The Best of January
Last month our dear podcasting heroes at New Books in Anthropology brought us some truly wonderful interviews. And, ever grateful