Mahmoud Jaraba

Research institute, The Erlangen Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (EZIRE) Dr. Mahmoud Jaraba has been researching ethnographically the milieu of Arab-Kurdish extended families (so-called Mḥallamīya) for several years, focusing on the topic of “clan crime” in Germany.

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Mahmoud Jaraba is a Research Fellow at the Erlangen Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (EZIRE) and is associated with the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany. He has studied Arabic “clans” in Germany, with particular focus on the idea of “paralleljustiz” (parallel justice) and “clan crimes” (Clan-Kriminalität). In his ethnographic fieldwork, he aims to investigate how extended families and the various cultural and religious norms and institutions contribute to “clan crimes”.

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Talks

Criminal clans, families and structures

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Mahmoud Jaraba Alexandre Kukhianidze Olena Shostko Dina Siegel Felia Allum

The Role of the Family in Organized Crime: Unraveling Complex Connections, Dynamics, and Implications

18 October 2023, 02:30 PM
Luciano Brancaccio Rossella Merlino Felia Allum Dina Siegel Mahmoud Jaraba

Organized Crime and Ethnography

30 October 2024, 05:30 PM
Dina Siegel Alessandro Moretti David Suber Chiara Feliciani Mahmoud Jaraba

Understanding the Dynamics of Clan Crime: Networks, Continuities, and Influences

30 October 2024, 07:00 PM
Toine Spapens Dina Siegel Hans Moors Mahmoud Jaraba