Cynthia Mahmood in Anthropology Today, vol. 18, no. 3 (June 2002).

In a guest editorial, Mahmood explores the unique insights which anthropologists can bring to the current global crisis. She suggests that anthropology has a spiritual component which impels ethnographers to seek face-to-face encounters with the other, often at great risk. Turning to the current crisis, she notes how mainstream efforts to strengthen moderate voices within Islam often avoid delving into the social structure or cultural context of radical Islam. She encourages anthropologists to pursue this critical, but risky, research.

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