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Firstname
Khaled M.
Lastname
Abou El Fadl
School
Subject of Study
Dissertation Title

Rebellion and Irregular Warfare in Islamic Law

Address

UCLA School of Law385 Charles E. Young Dr. EastLos Angeles, CA, 90095

E-mail Address
Undergraduate College
Undergraduate Major
Courses Taught or Assisted

*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

Published or Conference Papers

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).

Other Honors or Grants

*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)

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