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Peripheral traditionalism: Judeoislamic self‐help in Marseille's northern districts Traditionalisme périphérique : entraide judéo‐musulmane dans les quartiers nord de Marseille

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 1041-1059, December 2025.
Through the synagogue‐cum‐community space of St‐X in Marseille's infamous peripheral northern districts, local urban‐invested intercommunal communication and solidarity are generated via self‐help initiatives that particularize humanitarianism. Because of their traditionalist Jewish and Muslim religious anchorings and the stranglehold of laïcité over ...
Samuel Sami Everett
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Other Visions of the Economy: NGOs and Transformations of Islamic Charity in North India

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Volume 48, Issue 2, November 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores how new Islamic charity NGOs in India are transforming age‐old practices of obligatory Islamic almsgiving (zakat). This transformation reconfigured the ritual of zakat from its historical emphasis on local giving among kin and neighbors to an NGO‐based developmentalist process.
Christopher B. Taylor
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Halal Perspectives on Grasshoppers (Locusts): A Path to Sustainable and Nutritionally Acceptable Alternative Protein Source

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 24, Issue 5, September 2025.
ABSTRACT The food system is under increased pressure because of the need for sustainability, greater food safety, and increasing need for protein sources. Grasshopper‐based food products are becoming a new option. Products made from grasshoppers represent a sustainable and nutritious alternative to traditional livestock. Besides offering added benefits
Mian Nadeem Riaz, Fariha Irshad, Awis Qurni Sazil   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“We Must Wash the Dead Body of Our Beloved Mother to Protect Her Privacy; If We Don’t, It Is as If She Has Died Childless”: Qualitative Exploration of Meanings Underlying Sociocultural Practices Which May Escalate the Transmission of Ebola Virus Disease in Tanzania’s Border Regions

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background Despite bordering Ebola virus disease (EVD)‐affected countries, Tanzania has limited local knowledge to inform EVD preparedness and response. Understanding risky sociocultural practices is one step, and getting to know the meanings linked to adherence to such practices is a further step toward better preparedness and response to the EVD ...
Tumaini Nyamhanga, Emmy Metta, Hussein Mohamed, Deodatus Kakoko, Nathanael Sirili, Gasto Frumence, Hannah Wesley   +6 more
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On the Ethicality of Islamic Banks’ Business Model

British Journal of Management, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 115-136, January 2024.
Abstract This paper scrutinizes the ethicality of Islamic banks’ (IBs’) business model by employing the ‘objectives of Islamic law’ (Maqāsid al‐Sharī’ah). This necessitates developing an ethical framework to construe two primary injunctions of Islamic finance, namely ribā and gharar.
Wahyu Jatmiko, Abdullah Iqbal, M. Shahid Ebrahim   +2 more
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Habitus: Both Malaka and Fitra

Religious Studies Review, Volume 51, Issue 3, Page 581-583, September 2025.
Ashwak Sam Hauter
wiley   +1 more source