Rebellion and Irregular Warfare in Islamic Law
UCLA School of Law385 Charles E. Young Dr. EastLos Angeles, CA, 90095
*Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, chair Islamic Studies Department (current)
*Islamic Law at University of Texas at Austin Law School
*Islamic Law at Yale Law School
*Islamic Law at Princeton
Books:
*Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
*Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam (University Press of America/Rowman and Littlefield, 2001)
*Speaking in God's Name: Islamic law, Authority and Women (Oneworld Press, Oxford, 2001)
*And God Knows the Soldiers: The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses (UPA/Rowman and Littlefield, 2001)
*The Place of Tolerance in Islam (Beacon Press, 2002)
*Islam and the Challenge of Democracy (Princeton University Press, 2004)
*The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists (Harper San Francisco, 2005)
*The Search for Beauty in Islam: Conference of the Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2006) (Expanded/Updated edition)
*Reasoning with God: Reclaiming Shari'ah in the Modern Age (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, Release Date: October 2014)
Selected Scholarly Articles:
*"Democracy in Islamic Law" in: Under Siege: Islam and Democracy (edited by Richard Bulliet. New York: Middle East Institute of Columbia University, 1994).
*"Striking the Balance: Islamic Legal Discourse on Muslim Minorities" in: Muslims on the Americanization Path? (eds. Yvonne Haddad and John Esposito. Atlanta, GA.: Scholars Press, 1998; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999).
*"Peaceful Jihad" in: Taking Back Islam (edited by Michael Wolfe. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 2002, pp. 33–39)
*"The Human Rights Commitment in Modern Islam", in: Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions (eds. Joseph Runzo, Nancy M. Martin and Arvind Sharma. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2003, pp. 301–364).
*"9/11 and the Muslim Transformation", in: September 11: A Transformative Moment? Culture, Religion and Politics in an Age of Uncertainty (edited by Mary Dudziak. Duke University Press, 2003, pp. 70–111).
*"Islam and the Challenge of Democratic Commitment", in: Does Human Rights Need God? (eds. Elizabeth M. Bucar and Barbra Barnett. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Cambridge, U.K., 2005, pp. 58–103).
*University of Oslo Human Rights Award
*Leo and Lisl Eitinger Prize (2007)
*Carnegie Scholar in Islamic Law (2005)
*U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (appointed by George W. Bush)
*Human Rights Watch Board of Directors (former)
*Middle East Watch (Advisory Board) (current)