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Gabriele Marranci -LRB- born 4 February 1973 -RRB- is an anthropologist working on religion with a specialization in Muslim societies .. anthropologist. Anthropology. religion. religion. Muslim. Muslim. He is currently Director of the Study of Contemporary Muslim Lives research hub at Macquarie University .. Macquarie University. Macquarie University. Muslim. Muslim. and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK .. He was formerly Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore .. National University of Singapore. National University of Singapore. Marranci is the founding editor of the first anthropological journal of Islamic studies , Contemporary Islam  : Dynamics of Muslim Life .. Muslim. Muslim. Islamic studies. Islamic studies. Together with Bryan Turner he also founded the book series Muslims in Global Societies with Ronald Lukens-Bull serving as an Assistant Editor .. Bryan Turner. Bryan S. Turner ( sociologist )