How much blood has been spilled in Afghanistan? It is very difficult to say; official estimates speak of an improbable 12,000 to a more probable, but still conservative, 32,000 casualties. Of these deaths, the “insurgents” of various...
Topics: Afghanistan, anthropology, casualties, democracy, Democracy and Justice, Enduring Freedom, Europe, Freedom, IFM, insurgency, Islam, jihad, Muslims, NATO, Obama, Politics, Religion, sociology, South Asia, Taliban, Terrorism, War, World Bank

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Dear all, I am pleased to inform you that I have now an official webpage at my domain  www.marranci.net. My blog remains here at wordpress.com,  at my webpage you can find a link to it and you can also subscribe to the feed if you wish. The website.
Topics: Academia, anthropology, Cardiff University, Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Comparative Research, Ethnic Minorities, Islam, Islam in Europe, marranci, Muslims, NUS, Religion, Research, Singapore, sociology, Southeast Asia

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While in London in 2000, I met an Afghan man, in full Pasthun Afghan attire, who proudly told me that he was a Taliban. During the cold war, the Taliban were, for the UK and US, the heroic mujahidin who fought the Red Devil, the atheist communist USSR....
Topics: anthropology, Democracy and Justice, Ethics, Freedom, Gender, Islam, Muslims, Politics, Religion, Research

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Dear all,as many of you may have noticed, I have not posted here for a while and I have to say that I am not so happy with an average of one post per month.Yet, I have been particularly busy during these few months, both conducting research as well as...
Topics: Academia, anthropology, Ethnic Minorities, Islam, marranci, Muslim family, Muslims, Prison, Religion, Research, Singapore, sociology

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Some of you reading the title of this post may think that I am referring to the most hedonistic prime minister in the world: Silvio Berlusconi and his adventures with teenagers as well as professional, and well paid, escorts. Yet, I am actually...
Topics: anthropology, Arts, Australia, Berlusconi, Catholic Church, Ethics, Fashion, Freedom, hedonism, Humor, Islam, Islam and Christianity, Journalism, Justin Sisely, money, Muhammad, Muslims, Politics, Religion, Satire, Sexuality, sociology, Virgin Mary. documentary, virginity

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