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 So how did I…
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GOD EXISTS IN YEMEN, part 1: On the meaning of livelihood
If you can rely on God with due reliance, He will provide you with sustenance in such a manner as He provides birds and beasts. (A saying of the…
The Arrival of the Portuguese – Malay Annals
You may remember that I’ve been working on my Jawi script – the Perso-Arabic-based writing system used by Malay speakers to write their language from the fourteenth…
The Arrival of the Portuguese – Malay Annals
You may remember that I've been working on my Jawi script – the Perso-Arabic-based writing system used by Malay speakers to write their language from the fourteenth…
The Arrival of the Portuguese – Malay Annals
You may remember that I’ve been working on my Jawi script – the Perso-Arabic-based writing system used by Malay speakers to write their language from the fourteenth…
In defence of our universal double standards
The two series of terrorist attacks that hit Paris this year, have given rise to a series of debates and mutual accusations about grief, identity, and double standards.…
Kopftuch, wieder einmal
Zum Kommentar Religion ist privat, das Kopftuch ein Symbol von Helmut Brandstätter im Kurier vom 28. 11. 2015 erlauben wir uns – entsprechend kultur- und sozialanthropologischen Erkenntnissen –…
Artillery in Melaka, 1511 CE
In 1511, a Portuguese force under Afonso de Albuquerque successfully invaded the city-state of Melaka on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. At the time, Melaka…
Artillery in Melaka, 1511 CE
In 1511, a Portuguese force under Afonso de Albuquerque successfully invaded the city-state of Melaka on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. At the time, Melaka…
Artillery in Melaka, 1511 CE
In 1511, a Portuguese force under Afonso de Albuquerque successfully invaded the city-state of Melaka on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. At the time, Melaka…
What war? Whose war?
Internal changes must come about. © Cindy Cornett Seigle, via creative commons. By Thijl Sunier The day after the attacks in Paris, the French President François Hollande declared…
„Open City“: Die Stadt und der Terror bei Teju Cole
Im Jahr 2011 erschien das Buch “Open City” von Teju Cole. Der als Obayemi Babajide Adetokunbo Onafuwa in den USA geborene und teilweise in Lagos aufgewachsene Schriftsteller, Fotograf…
Polo & Odoric on the Pole Star
One of the many marvels noted by both Odoric of Pordenone and Marco Polo is the disappearance of the north star, presumably Polaris (α Ursae Minoris), when…
Polo & Odoric on the Pole Star
One of the many marvels noted by both Odoric of Pordenone and Marco Polo is the disappearance of the north star, presumably Polaris (α Ursae Minoris), when…
Polo & Odoric on the Pole Star
One of the many marvels noted by both Odoric of Pordenone and Marco Polo is the disappearance of the north star, presumably Polaris (α Ursae Minoris), when…
Let Your Let Shine #UnitedWeStand #PrayfortheWorld
Let your light shine in the face of terror, hatred, and evil. Only if we stand united in love, will our inner light be able to banish this…
Niccolò de’ Conti on Malays
Niccolò de' Conti was a fifteenth-century Italian traveller who visited parts of what is now Indonesia, including, apparently, Badan, probably meaning 'Banda', the small archipelago …
Grijs gebied: identiteitsvorming onder Nederlandse meisjes met een islamitische vader
Culturele verdeeldheid in één persoon door Christel de Bruijn Je bent 16 jaar en al je vriendinnetjes willen op zaterdagavond de stad in om te dansen en te…
A Case for Agitation: On Affect and Writing
[Savage Minds is pleased to publish this essay by guest author Carla Jones as part of our Writers’ Workshop series. Carla is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado,…
Knigge für Flüchtlinge
Der Kommentar erschien am 21. 10. 2015 in der Wiener Zeitung. In letzter Zeit wird Flüchtlingen mittels Verhaltenskodex eingebläut, was die Willkommensschilder an Grenzübergängen und Bahnhöfen tatsäch…
Der Halbmond im Reich der Sonne: Muslimische Minderheiten und Religionsfreiheit in China und Vietnam
Muslime als religiöse Minderheit – das gibt es nicht nur in Europa, sondern z.B. auch in China und Vietnam. Einerseits bestehen in diesen asiatischen Ländern schon über einen…
On “Barbaric Cultural Practices”
According to the most systematic early study of the subject in cultural anthropology, “barbaric cultural practices” include: the invention or practice of the art of pottery the domestica…
Replik zu Florian Klenks Kommentar „Offene Grenzen brauchen offene Worte“ (Falter 38/15)
Ja, es stimmt, es braucht eine ehrliche Debatte. Naivität und das Beklatschen von Flüchtlingen lösen keine Probleme. Schade ist jedoch, dass es auch Herr Klenk schafft, wieder bekannte…
Moralische Überheblichkeit gegenüber dem Islam
Es ist prinzipiell erfreulich, dass der Standard seine Seite „Kommentar der anderen“ der breitesten Öffentlichkeit als Plattform zur Verfügung stellt, auf der jedermann und jedefrau Meinungen äußern d…