SHARI'AH & THE WORLD TODAY

SHARI'AH & THE WORLD TODAY

Presented by the Arab Law Students' Association and the Muslim Law Students' Association

(1) March 4: "SHARI'AH AND MODERNITY", with Professors Wael Hallaq and Khaled Medani. 6.00pm-8.00pm

Reception will be hosted. Refreshments will be served.

Dr. Wael Hallaq is the James McGill Professor of Islamic Law and one of the world's leading scholar in jurisprudence and Islamic legal thought. Dr. Khaled Medani is an associate professor of political science and Islamic studies at McGill.

(2) March 9: "SHARI'AH AND THE ENVIRONMENT", with Professor Richard Foltz. 6.00pm-8.00pm.

Dr. Richard Foltz is historian of comparative religious traditions. He has helped shape a new subfield combining religious studies with environmental ethics.

(3) March 10: "ISLAMIC FINANCE: A RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMICS CRISIS", with Professor Mohammad Fadel and Mr. Isam Salah. 5.00pm-7.00pm.

Dr. Mohammad Fadel is professor of law at the University of Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Law and Economics of Islamic Law.
Mr. Isam Salah in a Partner at New York & Dubai offices of King & Spalding LLP where he heads the firm's Islamic Finance & Investment practice.


All events will be held in the Moot Court.
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