HRAF Global Scholar: Monir Birouk Title: Faculty Member University Affiliation: Ibn Zohr University Research Topic: Amazigh tradition in Morocco Monir Birouk is a member of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in the Department of…
HRAF Global Scholar: Manat Kanagatov Title: Doctoral Candidate University Affiliation: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Research Topic: Altered States of Consciousness Manat Kanagatov is a doctoral student in Cultural Studies at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in…
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University recently became a partner in the Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis (CfAS), an organization focused on funding collaborative working groups in archaeology and related fields. The Coalition…
A new topical summary on Marriage and Family is now available in Explaining Human Culture, our open access database that summarizes the results of over 1,000 cross-cultural studies. This EHC summary is co-authored by HRAF President Carol R.…
As people throughout much of the Western world mark the end of another year by finalizing their New Year’s resolutions, it is a good time to reflect anthropologically on how others around the globe observe the…
Culture collections in the eHRAF databases are updated up to several times a year. Below is a brief summary of what cultures and traditions we have added or updated in eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF…
HRAF Global Scholar: Dr. Loreen Maseno, PhD Title: Senior Lecturer, Department of Religion, Theology and Philosophy University Affiliation: Maseno University, Kenya Research Topic: Food in African Spirituality Loreen Maseno received her PhD from the University of…
Is romantic kissing a cultural universal? According to cross-cultural researchers, the answer, definitively, is no. While western societies often take for granted the notion that romantic partners express their desire for one another through kissing,…
HRAF Global Scholar: Sayema Khatun Title: Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology University Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh Research Topic: Policy Response to the Influx of Rohingya in Bangladesh Sayema Khatun is an Associate Professor in the Department…
HRAF Global Scholar: Ouattara Seydou Title: PhD Candidate in Sociology, Socioeconomics, Governance, and Development University Affiliation: Alassane Ouattara University, Côte d’Ivoire Research Topic: The Ivorian school: challenges and perspectives for a successful education system Ouattara…