Project members

Jolien van Veen
PhD Candidate
Jolien's research examines the interplay between religion, security, and authority in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Whereas by law Brazil is a secular state, in practice religion occupies an important role in the organization of public life. Furthermore, non-state actors such...
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Zaki Arrobi
PhD Candidate
In the SACRASEC project, Zaki’s research seeks to interrogate the changing landscape of religious and political authority in the urban landscape of Jakarta, Indonesia. It takes the transformation of a religious vigilante group, Front Pembela Islam/FPI (Islamic Defenders’ Front), in...
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