Mawlid Festival in Egypt
In an article in ISIM Review Samuli Schielke shows how the project of a modern Islam in Egypt draws upon Islamic and European traditions within the framework of local and global power structures. He...
An anthropology of Muslims in Europe - A modest attempt by Martijn
In an article in ISIM Review Samuli Schielke shows how the project of a modern Islam in Egypt draws upon Islamic and European traditions within the framework of local and global power structures. He...
Pearl’s family questions terrorist’s confession | Jerusalem Post The family of Daniel Pearl has expressed skepticism over a claim by the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, that he personally beheaded...
Interesting article in Spiegel Online: Of Scholars and Zealots: Are Koran Schools HotbedsĂ‚Â of Terrorism? by Bernhard Zand. To most Western minds, madrasahs are breeding grounds for terrorists. But that’s only one side of...
Nasreddin Hodja: Een ruzie Een keer toen de Hodja de prediker van de stad was, kreeg hij ruzie met de burgemeester. Het noodlot bepaalde, dat korte tijd na de ruzie de burgemeester overleed. De...