Rethinking America’s Carceral State: Observations from Islamic Law
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Please join the newly-formed Muslim Law Student Association for our first event of the year!
On Tuesday, February 14th between 12:45-2 pm, Professor Adnan Zulfiqar – a law professor and legal historian at Rutgers Law School and currently a faculty fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center – will join us to discuss his research on criminal law in the American and global context, including drafting penal codes for the Maldives and Somalia. His talk will reflect on what we might learn from other legal regimes and Islamic law as we reimagine American criminal justice.
Food provided for those who RSVP by Sunday, February 12th!
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‘بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful).
“O you who believe, be upright for God, and be bearers of witness with justice!” [Quran, 5:8]
As Muslims at Stanford Law School, we find inspiration through the Islamic tradition and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in advocating for the oppressed and serving for goodness. We seek to provide community and support rooted in the Islamic framework for Muslims at SLS to encourage their social, professional, intellectual, and spiritual/religious development. In addition, we facilitate opportunities for the larger SLS student body to explore the intersection of Muslim/Islam and the law.
This includes raising awareness around legal topics affecting Muslims such as Islamic law, discriminatory national security policies, human rights violations during the War on Terror, and religious freedom.