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An anthropology of Muslims in Europe - A modest attempt by Martijn

Author: martijn

Edien Bartels – Eén dochter is beter dan duizend zonen (incl. english summary) 0

Gender, Kinship & Marriage Issues

Edien Bartels – Eén dochter is beter dan duizend zonen (incl. english summary)

In haar proefschrift uit 1993, “Eén dochter is beter dan duizend zonen’. Arabische vrouwen, symbolen en machtsverhoudingen tussen de sexen, betoogt antropologe Edien Bartels dat Arabische moslimvrouwen geen passieve slachtoffers van onderdrukking door mannen zijn, maar actieve individuen die vanuit hun eigen positie in de samenleving een eigen visie op de sociale realiteit ontwikkelen, eigen strategieën ontwikkelen en strategisch gebruik maken van allerlei symbolen om macht uit te oefenen.

Radicalization Series – Part III The state, secularism and securitization 0

Headline / ISIM/RU Research / Religious and Political Radicalization

Radicalization Series – Part III The state, secularism and securitization

In this third part of the radicalization series, I will take up an issue raised in part II; the need for critically analyzing the role of the state in counter-radicalization. One of the issues here is the distinction being made between secular society and a religious Muslim community, and between radical and liberal Islam. The secular is left unquestioned but in order to understand the particularities of counter-radicalization one must look into the secular-normative underpinnings of state policies and their political aims as well.

Closing the week 3 0

Blogosphere

Closing the week 3

A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.)

Closing the Week 2 0

Blogosphere

Closing the Week 2

A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.)

The Dutch Iraq Report – No Mandate, No Introspection 1

International Terrorism / ISIM/RU Research / Religious and Political Radicalization

The Dutch Iraq Report – No Mandate, No Introspection

You don’t have to be a Muslim radical, or a radical or a Muslim to criticize the state of affairs in the past. But that almost 7 years after still no introspection takes place shows most of all that the tunnelvision still exists: the whole Iraq war is reduced to a matter of international laws and agreements.