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2017 MESA: Judicial activism in the field of Egyptian shari‘a-derived family law
Presenter: Monika Lindbekk This paper analyzes aspects of judicial activism in the field of Egyptian personal status law for Muslims. In a country where reform of the current personal status … Continue reading 2017 MESA: Judicial activism in the field of Egyptian shari‘a-derived family law
Governance and Violence in Islamic Law Workshop
This one-day workshop is held under the auspices of the USPPIP project (Understanding Sharia: Past Perfect, Imperfect Present) and will be hosted by the University of Exeter. The workshop will … Continue reading Governance and Violence in Islamic Law Workshop
ILSP Lunch Talk :: Research Methods: Studying Court Narratives through Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
Sharon Tai, SHARIAsource Deputy Editor and Ali Hashmi, former MIT Media Lab Fellow, use natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning techniques to build a taxonomy of entities for SHARIAsource’s … Continue reading ILSP Lunch Talk :: Research Methods: Studying Court Narratives through Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
HLS Law Library Faculty Book Talk: Justice and Leadership in Early Islamic Courts
A panel to discuss Professor Intisar Rabb's soon-to-be released book co-edited with Abigail Krasner Balbale, Justice and Leadership in Early Islamic Courts, composed in honor of Roy Parviz Mottahedeh.
Twelver Imami Shiite Views on the Variant Readings of the Quran: Legal and Theological Implications
Shady Nasser Assistant Professor, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University Professor Nasser teaches Arabic literature as well as Islamic Civilizations courses. He previous posting was as a University Lecturer … Continue reading Twelver Imami Shiite Views on the Variant Readings of the Quran: Legal and Theological Implications
ILSP LUNCH TALK
Rodrigo Adem, ILSP: SHARIAsource Visiting Fellow, Harvard Law School; College Fellow, Harvard University Department of History
UC Berkeley Near Eastern Studies Graduate Conference April 2018
The Near Eastern Studies graduate students at UC Berkeley would like to invite the graduate students of your department to participate in the 2018 UC Berkeley Near Eastern Studies Graduate … Continue reading UC Berkeley Near Eastern Studies Graduate Conference April 2018
Law and Society Association 2018 Junior Scholar Workshop
JUNIOR SCHOLARS WORKSHOP The Law and Society Association is pleased to announce our Junior Scholar Workshop will begin mid-day on Tuesday, June 5, and continue through the day on Wednesday, … Continue reading Law and Society Association 2018 Junior Scholar Workshop
MESA 2018 Call for Papers
The myMESA electronic submissions system will be ready for your 2018 proposals on January 1. In the meantime, start planning for your 2018 panels and papers keeping in mind the … Continue reading MESA 2018 Call for Papers