Recently, those who have been following the news may have noticed an increase of terrorist attacks and the general persecution of Shi’a Muslims, particularly within Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and recently Palestine together with less reported, but still…
Author Archive for Gabriele Marranci
Five years of Contemporary Islam
by Gabriele Marranci •
I was a very young scholar, in the second year of my PhD, when I noticed how difficult it was to find an international academic journal that focused on social scientific, and multidisciplinary, approaches to contemporary Islam and Muslim lives.…
From anthropology to politics: the myth of the fundamentalist Arab Muslim mind
by Gabriele Marranci •
(From Islam, Muslims, and a Anthropologist) Many would have noticed that western leaders and countries seem to shift from one position to another about the wave of revolts in the Middle East and Arab world. One prime example: Tony Blair,…
Suicide Bombing: The Martyr Machine
by Gabriele Marranci •
(From Islam, Muslims, and an Anthropologist) Imagine that your country suffered an average of 71 suicide attacks per-year. Imagine that these suicide actions killed an average of 1,140 civilians per year, all among the most poor and in need. If…
