Islam and Democracy in the US

Our previously planned April program (Muslim Women: Myths and Facts) has been postponed (tentatively to June 4, 2020) due to the opportunity to have a special speaker.

Professor Mohammad Fadel from the University of Toronto a renowned expert about Islam and Democracy is our special guest speaker.

April 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM

As a precaution due to concerns about the coronavirus, ISA plans to Live Stream this event on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ICCAOpenHouse/.

Mohammad H. Fadel is a graduate of Evans High School (1984) and is now a Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, which he joined in January 2006. He wrote his Ph.D. dissertation on medieval Islamic law while at the University of Chicago. He received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1999, was admitted to the Bar of New York in 2000 and practiced law New York City between 2001-2005. Professor Fadel also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the Honorable Anthony A. Alaimo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Professor Fadel has published numerous articles in Islamic legal history and Islam and liberals