Notions of ‘ethicization’ of Islam in Europe Reconsidered

Based on ethnographic research, the lecturer offers some perspectives on the position and formation of virtue ethics, adab, among young Twelver Shia Muslims in Norway. She discusses how the youths’ critical conceptualizations of their faith take place within the structural frameworks of customary rituals and established theological positions while being shaped in response to current public debates on Islam and face-to-face encounters with Muslims and non-Muslims.

Global Dynamics of Shi’a Marriages,
Religion, Gender, and Belonging
Edited by Yafa Shanneik, Annelies Moors
Rutgers University Press, 2021
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Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2030 plan in trouble

Saudi Vision 2030, the brainchild of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to reduce the kingdom’s dependence on oil income, is coming undone. The king has stripped away the central pillar of the project. The country is becoming more autocratic and repressive. The slide toward greater repression is prompting capital flight.