Bombs, Beer, or Body Lotion? New Light on an Enigma in Islamic Archaeology Joanita Vroom • September 21, 2023
Living among the Dead? Cemeteries and Burial Practices in Post-War Sarajevo In Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo the dead are omnipresent. Why do people bury their dead near the living, and what role do war and religion play? Nadia Sonneveld and Kerim Sušić strolled through various cemeteries and neighbourhoods in Sarajevo in search of answers. Nadia Sonneveld and Kerim Susic • September 21, 2023
Democratic Backsliding and Anti-Gender Politics in Turkey: What to Expect After the 2023 Elections? Didem Unal, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, writes about the anti-gender and anti-LGBTI+ rhetoric in the 2023 election campaign in Turkey and the possible implications for the country's immediate future. Didem Unal • July 18, 2023
Welke rol speelt islam in het Chinese beleid tegenover de Oeigoeren? Het repressieve beleid van de Chinese overheid tegenover de Oeigoerse moslims wordt afgebeeld als een strijd tegen islamitisch extremisme. Maar welke rol speelt islam werkelijk in het conflict? Elke Spiessens • June 05, 2023
The Golden Age and the Contemporary Crisis in the Muslim World The main cause of the current crisis in many Muslim-majority countries is the ulama–state alliance rather than Islam or Western colonization, argues Ahmet T. Kuru in his recent book. A Dutch translation appeared in May 2023 Ahmet T. Kuru • May 02, 2023
Trust in Fieldwork: Lessons from Research in Armenia and Turkey Ayşenur Korkmaz writes on conducting fieldwork as a practising Muslim in Armenia and Turkey on the afterlives of the Armenian genocide. Whom do we trust, and how can we be trusted? Ayşenur Korkmaz • April 11, 2023
A 13th-Century Sufi Socialist Revolution? The revolt of the Sufi Mahmud Tarabi in Bukhara in the 1230s was a religious and social movement, targeting both the non-Muslim Mongol overlords and wealthy landowners. Dr. Tobias Jones investigates Toby Jones • March 10, 2023
Early Modern State Development in Yemen The Zaydi imamate in Yemen was one of the longest surviving states in Muslim history. How did Zaydi imams maintain control over a region that appears impossible to rule? A Marie Skłodowska-Curie project studies the strategies and legacies of this polity. Ekaterina (Kate) Pukhovaia • February 03, 2023
Islamic Navigation: A “Middle Nation” at Sea A newly discovered family of nineteenth-century Arabic nautical manuscripts is coming under study, presenting a mature tradition of a thousand years, an amalgam of techniques, history and Muslim life from all over the shores of the Indian Ocean. Juan Acevedo • November 21, 2022
De januskop van de bureaucratische incorporatie van de islam in Europese samenlevingen De bureaucratische incorporatie van de islam in Europa kent twee gezichten, stelt Thijl Sunier in zijn afscheidsrede als hoogleraar antropologie. Wordt het niet tijd om het door samenleving en politiek aan moslims opgelegde beeld van "ideale moslim" los te laten, zo vraagt hij zich af. Thijl Sunier • November 03, 2022
