Sri Lanka

In the News: Sri Lanka’s Emergency Law

Lecture: “Tribal Law as Islamic Law: The Berber Example,” Lawrence Rosen, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, Princeton University

Book Talk: “The Universal Enemy: Jihad, Empire, and the Challenge of Solidarity,” Darryl Li, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Social Sciences in the College, and Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago

Name: Call for Submissions: “Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World,” Harvard University
Start: 2020-03-01T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-03-01T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Harvard University

A ban on face coverings in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday attacks has once again highlighted the issue of restrictions on religious freedoms in response to public safety concerns. According to the ban: No person shall wear in any public place any garment, clothing or such other material concealing the full face which will … Continue reading In the News: Sri Lanka’s Emergency Law

« Feb 2020 »