Anthropology of the Middle East

Aims & Scope

Recent political events have shown an alarming lack of awareness in western countries of life in the Middle East.

Anthropologists, trained in analysing local discourses and social actions and their socio-political and historical contexts, play an important role in making social and cultural developments in the Middle East more comprehensible to a wider world.

This peer-reviewed journal provides a forum for scholarly exchange between anthropologists and other social scientists working in and on the Middle East.

The journal's aim is to disseminate, on the basis of informed analysis and insight, a better understanding of Middle Eastern cultures and thereby to achieve a greater appreciation of Middle Eastern contributions to our culturally diverse world.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Tribalism, Identity and Citizenship in Contemporary Qatar

  Citation: 23

  Authors: A. Hadi, Andrew

• Weddings, Marriage and Money in the United Arab Emirates

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Jane

• Tajik Male Labour Migration and Women Left Behind: Can They Resist Gender and Generational Hierarchies?

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Mary Elaine

• Claiming Space: Documenting Second-generation Iranian Americans in Los Angeles

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Amy

• Class Conflict in Ancient Mesopotamia: Between Knowledge of History and Historicising Knowledge

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Reinhard

• L'âge du bronze en Asie centrale: La civilisation de l'Oxus

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Henri-Paul

• Ordure and Disorder: The Case of Basra and the Anthropology of Excrement

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Hayder

• Understanding and Explaining the Kyrgyz–Uzbek Interethnic Conflict in Southern Kyrgyzstan

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Babak

• Polygyny and Post-nomadism among the Bedouin in Israel

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Aref, Salman, Sandra

• Some Responses to Globalisation in Uzbekistan: State Authoritarianism, Migrant Labour and Neo-traditionalism

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Laurent