Research Programs
Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World
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Syria After Assad: Exploring Avenues for Accountability
January 29, 2025
Since the onset of the Syrian Revolution in 2011 and throughout the ensuing civil war, the Assad regime has violently suppressed dissent, committing numerous international…
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How Disability Inclusion Drives U.S. Foreign Policy. In conversation with U.S. Department of State Special Advisor Sara Minkara
November 20, 2024
On November 25th, from 12:20 to 1:30pm in WCC 1015, HPOD, along with Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program and Disabled Law Students Association, will welcome Sara…
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Stateless persons are those who do not have citizenship or nationality of any country in the world. Statelessness can occur as a result of a number…
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Starvation as a Weapon of War: Deprivation of Food and Water in Yemen
September 27, 2024
Please join HLS Advocates for Human Rights for a discussion with Niku Jafarnia (HLS/HKS Class of 2020) on the use of starvation as a weapon…
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Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Nahdlatul Ulama and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethic
September 20, 2024
The Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies presents: Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Nahdlatul Ulama and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics. In…
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Harvard Law School visiting fellow Afrooz Maghzi shares insights on women’s struggles for equality and democracy in her home country of Iran.
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Salma Waheedi named inaugural executive director of Harvard Law School’s Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World
June 20, 2023
Salma Waheedi, a lecturer on law and associate director of Harvard Law School’s Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, has been named its executive director.