Annika Schmeding (PhD)

Whoa, it’s finally, officially out! It truly takes a global village to research and write a book - I sincerely thank everyone who shared their wisdom, patience and critique with me over the past decade. It wouldn’t have been possible without you (you all know who you are!)

Afghan #mutualAid networks have rapidly emerged in recent weeks to support deportees dropped at the border, amid a mass deportation drive that has expelled half a million #Afghans from #Iran. I explore the past&present of these grassroots solidarity networks for Ajam Media

London friends: don’t miss this fantastic event. 👇

I look forward to today‘s talk at the @RAS_Soc in #London celebrating the Norchi Prize for my book “Sufi Civilities”. It’s free, so please join us in person or online! @stanfordpress

A big thank you to @ZahraJoya Sir Laurie Bristow @Hughes_Hall @hameedhakimi and Annika Schmeding @AnnikaAneko for an interesting discussion on #Afghanistan. Organised by @CSASCambridge and Wolfson College.

I look forward to my upcoming talk celebrating the Norchi Prize in #London. Please mark your calendar and join us if you’re around! @stanfordpress #sufism #afghanistan #anthropology

@CSASCambridge & Wolfson College, Cam invite you to the Annual South Asia Public Affairs Event: Panel Discussion on #Afghanistan's Fragile Frontier: Navigating Aid, Rights, & #Governance with Sir Laurie Bristow, @ZahraJoya @AnnikaAneko @hameedhakimi on 11 June 5pm. Details 👇

Next Tuesday (13 May) @MaryaHannun talks on Afghanistan and the Concept of Asia: Intellectual Geographies in an Age of Reform for the MSAS Seminar @CSASPOxford @StAntsCollege

Overjoyed to receive the Charles H. Norchi Award by the @RAS_Soc for my book “Sufi Civilities: religious authority and political change in #Afghanistan” (@stanfordpress ). I’m grateful to all the Ustads who taught me and to continuous learning. #sufism #anthro

Grateful for the generous&generative review of my book Sufi Civilities (@stanfordpress) by @FatimaMojaddedi (in @IJMES1 ), who engages with what the book offers and where it shows new directions for further theorising and research cambridge.org/core/journals/…

*Podcast Alert* 🚨 As a long-term fan, I was delighted to be in conversation with the wonderful Belle Cheves for @AjamMC about my book Sufi Civilities (@stanfordpress ). Link in the post below. #afghanistan #anthropology #sufism

Happening Monday! Four longtime MERIP contributors who helped shape the field of women’s and gender studies within Middle East studies will be in conversation. We are so excited about the opportunity to learn from and think with this group! georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📢Call for 2025 John F. Richards Fellowship Applications! Apply now to become a JFR fellow with the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies. ⏰Deadline to Apply: March 14, 2025. 👉More: afghan-institute.org/research/ #Afghanistan #Research #Fellowships

Over 1,000 documents digitized and made available to researchers. Many openly readable for the first time in over 800 years since first written, in Persian in #Afghanistan, with quite a few translated into English by the Invisible East Team. Such as this relatable story: