Articles

A common question, and answering it exposes the history of the field and its critique of itself.

No questionnaires, no statistical samples. So what does a researcher actually do when they “go into the field”?

The old markets are still standing, but their customers have changed. What does it mean for a souq to become a destination?

A translation of an introductory piece on the anthropology of food, and why the table makes a good entry point for studying a society.

The cannon became a phone notification, and the shared iftar became a reservation. What is left of the rite?

What is not said twice is forgotten once.

The first cup is for the guest, and the second for the sword,

Before identity papers, the wasm said whose camels these were and where their owner came from.

A monthly column written by a researcher from the field — this time from the alleys of a souq whose arrangement has not changed in decades.

An anthropological analysis of rock texts and doctrinal symbols in the north-west of the Kingdom.

An anthropological reading of what coffee means, and of the rituals of serving it in Saudi society across generations.

A field study of the Hijazi rawshan and its relationship to social structure and climatic adaptation in historic Jeddah.

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