God Exists in Yemen, part 2: the Moral Economy of Rizq
This is the second part of a long essay, first part of which was published here. 1.1. The Yemeni Arab Spring: crisis and revolution…
Read MoreThis is the second part of a long essay, first part of which was published here. 1.1. The Yemeni Arab Spring: crisis and revolution…
Read MoreIf you can rely on God with due reliance, He will provide you with sustenance in such a manner as He provides birds and…
Read MoreThe two series of terrorist attacks that hit Paris this year, have given rise to a series of debates and mutual accusations about grief,…
Read MoreToday our coverage of the Biannual Conference of the Finnish Anthropological Society continues with selected notes from panels – brought to you by Maija…
Read MoreThis book comes to life as a product of fifteen years of research in and about the festive culture of Mulids, Muslim festivals held…
Read MoreLila Abu-Lughod’s book, Do Muslim Women Need Saving?, expands on her thoughts from an earlier article similarly titled. As she explains, this book is “a…
Read MoreIt is the early(ish) stages of my fieldwork among Hindus from Suriname living in the Netherlands. I am reluctantly attending a question and answer…
Read MoreIn his book Rice Talks: Food and Community in a Vietnamese Town, anthropologist Nir Avieli brings to light the importance of understanding the historical…
Read MoreGreat dilemmas of selection, inclusion, and exclusion face the editor of an anthology of the anthropology of Islam. The papers selected for this volume…
Read MoreOn May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the heart of Kabul. Both…
Read MoreThe 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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