(Latest update 3.3.2021 - check Amnesty campaign, and PEN America statement - new page Free Ahmed more updates at the end of this post) Not only in Iran but also in Egypt authorities feel threatend by anthropological research. Especially when the topic… more »
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Kareem Ahmady: "I just simply left". Photo: Ahmady's website One month ago I have written about anthropologist Kareem Ahmady, who has researched child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexuality in Iran, before: Iran jails anthropologist for… more »
(via FocaalBlog) In the general public, academics are often viewed as being part of an elite, who lives comfortable lives. In reality this is only true for a small minority of well-paid professors, while the situation for most academics rather… more »
by lorenz on Jan 14, 2021 in politics, Us and Them, development empowerment, ecology nature, applied anthropology, anthropology (general), cosmopolitanism
What are the connections between climate change, global capitalism, xenophobia and white supremacy? Marc Schuller does in his new book something rather unusual: He asks big questions. Humanity's Last Stand. Confronting Global Catastrophe is the name of… more »
by lorenz on Jan 13, 2021 in politics, Asia, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers
When Twitter announced that it had suspended Donald Trump's account, Twitter also censored the voice of Alexandra Elbakyan, the 32 year old creator of the probably most cherished website in the global scientific community: Sci-hub. This website, as most… more »
by lorenz on Jan 6, 2021 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), Middle East, websites
Mai Amer: "I really hope the show encourages viewers to reflecting on and critique certain things they think". Screenshot from her Facebook page How can we better understand the world we live in? Not only here in Europe, but also in many Arab countries,… more »
Ahmady has researched child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexuality in Iran. In 2015, the BBC reminds us, he published a study suggesting that tens of thousands of Iranian women had undergone female genital mutilation. Until then, Iran had not been widely recognised as a country affected by FGM. more »
A few hours ago I was shocked to read that David Graeber has died. He was only 59 years old. Graeber was one the most known and most original anthropologists in the world. He was one of the leading figures of the Occupy movement and got famous among the… more »
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