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Islam in English Law - 19 May
Temple Church
19th May 2008
18:00 - 19:30
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Abdullahi An-Na’im, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory Law School, is an internationally recognised scholar of Islam and human rights, human rights in cross-cultural perspectives and Islam and politics. His books include Toward an Islamic Reformation (1990).
Tariq Ramadan, President of the European Muslim Network in Brussels, is one of the most influential Moslem theologians working in Europe. His books include Western Muslims and the Future of Islam (2004), and most recently, The Messenger: the Meaning of the Life of Muhammad (2007).
Lynn Welchman is Head of the Law School, SOAS. Her books include Islamic Family Law: Text and Practice in Palestine (1999). She is an authority on honour-codes in Islamic societies and on anti-terrorism law in Arab states.
James Craig was Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1979-84.
The formal dialogue will be followed by Questions and Answers.
Presented by the Temple Church and the Centre of Islamic and Middle East Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies. The Temple Church was built by the Knights Templar during the Crusades, a time of bitter division between Christian and Muslim cultures. We are glad to make this Church, 800 years later, a place where genuine and respectful conversation between the two cultures can be fostered.
Intended CPD accreditation (BSB and Law Society): 1.5 hours
The series Islam in English Law has been generously supported by CIM Investment Management, the J.C.Baker Trust, The Yves Guihannec Foundation, The Worshipful Company of Mercers and the Golden Bottle Trust
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