Nina Ter Laan
Biographic Data
| ID | 903789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nina Ter Laan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nina Ter |
| FAMILY NAME | Laan |
| SIGNATURE | TER LAAN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cologne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1223-2218 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘Oh Dhar Obaran , Oh Cemetery of Bones!’ An Anti-Colonial Song from the Moroccan Rif as a Counter-Archive of Diasporic Memory
This article examines the transnational circulation of the anti-colonial Riffian song Dhar Obaran in contemporary socio-political contexts between Morocco and the Netherlands. Originating from the Rif region of northern Morocco, this epic poem is an essential part of Riffian oral tradition and testifies, from the perspective of the colonised, to the atrocities of the Rif War (1921–1926), when local tribes fought the Spanish colonial army. I trace…
I feel like we skipped a social class
This article examines the role of social class in the hijra (Islamic migration) of Dutch and Flemish Muslim women (born and converted) to Morocco. Through an ethnography of their home-making practices, I argue that analyzing social class is crucial to understanding their migration and religious transformation. Unlike previous intersectional studies underexploring social class, I show how my interlocutors’ shifting socioeconomic status, informed b…
Assalamu ʿAlaykum, Can We Add This Sister?”
This article examines the use of a WhatsApp chat group by Dutch and Belgian Muslim women (born or converted), who are considering or made hijra (religiously inspired migration to a Muslim country) to Morocco. I argue that WhatsApp plays a crucial role in facilitating and narrating these women’s migration by providing a support network and shaping a gendered sense of community and religious belonging. Drawing on theories of religion and gender, mi…
“They have no taste in Morocco.” Home furnishing, belonging, and notions of religious (im)perfection among white Dutch and Flemish converts in Morocco
This article focuses on furnishing practices in the domestic space of the homes of white Flemish and Dutch Muslim female converts to Islam who made hijra (Islamic migration) to Morocco. Fed up with European Islamophobia and longing for a place that supports and strengthens their faith, they decided to emigrate to a Muslim country. However, remarkably, once settled in Morocco, many experience discontent with regard to a perceived “lack of true Isl…
Beyond 'radical' versus 'moderate'? New perspectives on the politics of moderation in Muslim majority and Muslim minority settings
Muslims are increasingly conceived through a binary frame of ‘radical’ versus ‘moderate’. In this thematic issue, we critically explore how the dichotomy of ‘radical’ versus ‘moderate’ is constructed and mobilized in different Muslim majority and Muslim minority settings across the world, and we examine the active role played by Muslims in upholding, appropriating, and/or subverting this binary frame. How do Muslims present themselves, their reli…
Musical negotiations of a 'moderate' versus a 'radical' Islam in Morocco
This article explores how in Morocco, music is used to construct and subvert discourses on a ‘moderate’ vs. a ‘radical’ Islam. I focus on experiences and practices of vocal performers of Islam-inspired music, who operate in two different musical domains: state-sponsored stages for Sufi music, and non-state-sponsored stages for anashid – acapella Islamic songs, generally associated with more orthodox interpretations of Islam. Based on extensive et…
Performing dhikr above a nightclub
This review examines the fourth year of the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture (17–24 April 2010). Through a description of the festival, the impact of commercial interests on attitudes toward Sufi spirituality among different actors of this festival will be explored. Also, perceptions of the coexistence of these seemingly incompatible values will be addressed. The review further explores the transformation of religious ceremonies from local contexts i…
Assalamu ʿAlaykum, Can We Add This Sister?”
This article examines the use of a WhatsApp chat group by Dutch and Belgian Muslim women (born or converted), who are considering or made hijra (religiously inspired migration to a Muslim country) to Morocco. I argue that WhatsApp plays a crucial role in facilitating and narrating these women’s migration by providing a support network and shaping a gendered sense of community and religious belonging. Drawing on theories of religion and gender, mi…
Beyond 'radical' versus 'moderate'? New perspectives on the politics of moderation in Muslim majority and Muslim minority settings
Muslims are increasingly conceived through a binary frame of ‘radical’ versus ‘moderate’. In this thematic issue, we critically explore how the dichotomy of ‘radical’ versus ‘moderate’ is constructed and mobilized in different Muslim majority and Muslim minority settings across the world, and we examine the active role played by Muslims in upholding, appropriating, and/or subverting this binary frame. How do Muslims present themselves, their reli…
Musical negotiations of a 'moderate' versus a 'radical' Islam in Morocco
This article explores how in Morocco, music is used to construct and subvert discourses on a ‘moderate’ vs. a ‘radical’ Islam. I focus on experiences and practices of vocal performers of Islam-inspired music, who operate in two different musical domains: state-sponsored stages for Sufi music, and non-state-sponsored stages for anashid – acapella Islamic songs, generally associated with more orthodox interpretations of Islam. Based on extensive et…
Performing dhikr above a nightclub
This review examines the fourth year of the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture (17–24 April 2010). Through a description of the festival, the impact of commercial interests on attitudes toward Sufi spirituality among different actors of this festival will be explored. Also, perceptions of the coexistence of these seemingly incompatible values will be addressed. The review further explores the transformation of religious ceremonies from local contexts i…
“They have no taste in Morocco.” Home furnishing, belonging, and notions of religious (im)perfection among white Dutch and Flemish converts in Morocco
This article focuses on furnishing practices in the domestic space of the homes of white Flemish and Dutch Muslim female converts to Islam who made hijra (Islamic migration) to Morocco. Fed up with European Islamophobia and longing for a place that supports and strengthens their faith, they decided to emigrate to a Muslim country. However, remarkably, once settled in Morocco, many experience discontent with regard to a perceived “lack of true Isl…
Beyond 'radical' versus 'moderate'? New perspectives on the politics of moderation in Muslim majority and Muslim minority settings
Muslims are increasingly conceived through a binary frame of ‘radical’ versus ‘moderate’. In this thematic issue, we critically explore how the dichotomy of ‘radical’ versus ‘moderate’ is constructed and mobilized in different Muslim majority and Muslim minority settings across the world, and we examine the active role played by Muslims in upholding, appropriating, and/or subverting this binary frame. How do Muslims present themselves, their reli…
Musical negotiations of a 'moderate' versus a 'radical' Islam in Morocco
This article explores how in Morocco, music is used to construct and subvert discourses on a ‘moderate’ vs. a ‘radical’ Islam. I focus on experiences and practices of vocal performers of Islam-inspired music, who operate in two different musical domains: state-sponsored stages for Sufi music, and non-state-sponsored stages for anashid – acapella Islamic songs, generally associated with more orthodox interpretations of Islam. Based on extensive et…
Assalamu ʿAlaykum, Can We Add This Sister?”
This article examines the use of a WhatsApp chat group by Dutch and Belgian Muslim women (born or converted), who are considering or made hijra (religiously inspired migration to a Muslim country) to Morocco. I argue that WhatsApp plays a crucial role in facilitating and narrating these women’s migration by providing a support network and shaping a gendered sense of community and religious belonging. Drawing on theories of religion and gender, mi…
I feel like we skipped a social class
This article examines the role of social class in the hijra (Islamic migration) of Dutch and Flemish Muslim women (born and converted) to Morocco. Through an ethnography of their home-making practices, I argue that analyzing social class is crucial to understanding their migration and religious transformation. Unlike previous intersectional studies underexploring social class, I show how my interlocutors’ shifting socioeconomic status, informed b…
‘Oh Dhar Obaran , Oh Cemetery of Bones!’ An Anti-Colonial Song from the Moroccan Rif as a Counter-Archive of Diasporic Memory
This article examines the transnational circulation of the anti-colonial Riffian song Dhar Obaran in contemporary socio-political contexts between Morocco and the Netherlands. Originating from the Rif region of northern Morocco, this epic poem is an essential part of Riffian oral tradition and testifies, from the perspective of the colonised, to the atrocities of the Rif War (1921–1926), when local tribes fought the Spanish colonial army. I trace…
Sociology (5 works) · Hispanic-African Historical Relations (3 works) · Islam (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)