John Esposito & Noah Feldman Making the World Safe for Shariah
Robert Spencer begins his article with the this:
An announcement from Esposito’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University:
Is There a Role for Shari’ah in Modern States? Oct 23 2008 9:30am-5pm Location Leavey Center GU Conference Center Access This event has been marked as open to the public. Description —- 9:30am —-
Opening and Welcome: John Esposito
Keynote: Noah Feldman
—- 10:45am —-
Panel 1: Rethinking Islam? Myths and Realities of Islamic Law
Asifa Quraishi, ‘Women and Shari’ah in Modern Law’ (TBC)
Sherman Jackson, ‘Can Shari’ah be Reformed?’
Jonathan Brown, ‘Shari’ah Meets Reality: Giving Fatwas in Egypt’
—- 12:15pm —-
Break for Lunch
—- 1:30pm —-
Panel 2: The Appeal of Shari’ah in Modern Muslim Politics & State Building
Clark Lombardi, ‘Shari’ah and Constitution Making’ (Egypt, Indonesia, and Afghanistan)
Intisar Rabb, ‘The Shari’ah Clause in Modern Constitutions’
Nathan Brown, ‘Shari’ah and Constitutional Reform’
—- 3pm —-
Break
—- 3:15pm —-
Panel 3: Shari’ah in a Human Rights Era
Abdulaziz Sachedina, ‘Islam and Human Rights: A Clash of Universalisms?’
Mohammad Fadel, ‘Islamic Law and International Human Rights’ (Non-Muslim minorities and apostasy)
Andrew March, ‘Shari’ah and Muslim Minorities in Europe’