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Marjorie Hall Thulin Lecture in Religion - Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, UCLA School of Law: “Islam, Human Rights, and Contemporary World Politics”

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Department of Religion
Date
Apr 7, 2021   4:00 pm  
Speaker
Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law
Contact
Richard Partin
E-Mail
partin@illinois.edu
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Abstract: Since the rise of ISIS, the image of Shariah law has been grossly tarnished. Is Shariah necessary for Islam as a world religion? What is the role of Shariah in the modern Muslim world? And what are the implications of Shariah for contemporary human rights standards? Since the Arab Spring, democracy and human rights remain the foremost challenges that confront the Muslim world. Going forward, is it possible to reconcile the normative traditions of Shariah with democracy and human rights?

 

Speaker bio: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, and founder of the Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies (The Usuli Institute). He is the author of numerous books and articles on Islam and Islamic jurisprudence. His latest book is Reasoning with God: Reclaiming Shari‘ah in the Modern Age. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) 2020 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion.

Marjorie Hall Thulin (1910-2009), for whom the annual lecture is named, was a 1931 graduate of the University of Illinois.  She enjoyed a successful career in advertising and published poetry and children's literature, in addition to editing a book on the history of Glencoe, Ill.  Each year her endowment brings an internationally known scholar of religion and contemporary culture to the Champaign-Urbana campus for several days.

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