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American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Colonial Era Shari’a: The Making and Remaking of Islamic Legal Authority,” November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 – 11:45 am

November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 am - 11:45 am

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Colonial Era Shari’a: The Making and Remaking of Islamic Legal Authority (Poydras)

Chair: Mohammad Fadel, University of Toronto – Faculty of Law (mohammad.fadel@utoronto.ca), Commentator: Mohammad Fadel, University of Toronto – Faculty of Law (mohammad.fadel@utoronto.ca)

Samy Ayoub, The University of Texas, Austin (sayoub@utexas.edu) The Obscure Appellate: The Egyptian Sharīʿa Supreme Court, 1897-1955

Ari Schriber, Harvard University (schriber@g.harvard.edu) Moroccan Shariʿa, French Shariʿa: Adjudicating Slavery in Colonial-Era Morocco

Rabiat Okande, Harvard Law School (oakande@sjd.law.harvard.edu) Judging Islamic Law: The 1938 Fatwa of Kano Law School Jurists and Late Colonial Northern Nigeria

Elizabeth Lhost, Dartmouth University (Elizabeth.Lhost@dartmouth.edu) Mo’ Muftis, Mo’ Problems? Formal Law, Informal Advice, and the Proliferation of Legal Paths in British India

Note from the organizers: We are very excited about the upcoming program our program committee has developed, and wanted to make sure a working link to the conference schedule reached your inbox. So please, take a moment to look at the terrific panels and other events on tap this year at the 2021 ASLH annual conference. Additionally, we know the course of the COVID-19 pandemic can change rapidly. New Orleans policies are detailed here. The Society is committed to updating the 2021 ASLH annual conference webpage as such information comes to us. We invite you to check back often for additional updates.

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November 5, 2021
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10:15 am - 11:45 am
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