Project outputs

On this page you will find journal articles, blog posts, and book reviews written by team members as part of our ongoing research. Additional resources on themes and current events related to the project can be found under "Further Reading."

Blog posts

Arman Hasan, "Transforming Lives: How Zakat charities support Hyderabad’s Poor,” The Siasat Daily, 27 June 2026 

Arman Hasan, "Psychologist, Surveyor, Journalist, Historian?: The Illegibility of Anthropology in the Field," Leiden Anthropology Blog, 24 June 2026 

Radhika Gupta, "For an Anthropology of Geopolitics," Leiden Anthropology Blog, 17 March 2026  

Book reviews

Salwa Tareen, The Islamic Welfare State: Muslim Charity, Human Security, and  Government Legitimacy in Pakistan, Christopher Candland (Cambridge  University Press, 2024), Critical Pakistan Studies, 15 August 2025.

Arman Hasan, Trust Matters: Parsi Endowments in Mumbai and the Horoscope  of a City, Leilah Vevaina (Duke University Press, 2023), South Asian Review, 28  January 2025.