I have hitherto never come across such a notion of an “anthropology of Islam”. It was only when I was introduced to the pioneering works of Clifford Geertz’s Islam Observed (1971) and a provocative critique of his work by Daniel Martin Varisco, Islam Obscured (2005), that I realized the various nuances of Islamic studies and [...]

Baru-baru ini berkesempatan menonton DVD You’ve Got Mail, lakonan Tom Hanks dan Meg Ryan. Walaupun cerita ini mengisahkan komedi romantik di antara dua watak utamanya, tuan punya kedai buku mega Fox (Hanks) & tuan punya kedai buku kanak-kanak The Shop Around The Corner (Ryan). Mesej yang ingin disampaikan oleh filem ini ialah tentang persaingan [...]