One Nation Under Law: Exploring How the Law Shapes the Muslim-American Experience
- When: February 3, 2012, 8:15 am - 2:30 pm
- Where: William F. Starr Hall - William R. Davis Courtroom
The Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal
invites you to its spring symposium
One Nation Under Law:
Exploring How the Law Shapes the Muslim-American Experience
This symposium will explore how legal doctrine and social institutions contribute to shaping attitudes toward Muslim Americans
and the effect these influences have on the experiences of Muslims in America.
Welcome:
Jeremy Paul, Dean, University of Connecticut School of Law
Introductory Remarks:
Lisa J. Laplante, Visiting Assistant Professor and Richard D. Tulisano Human Rights Fellow, University of Connecticut School of Law
Panel: The Realities of Islamic Practice in the United States
- Refai Arefin, Vice President, Muslim Coalition of Connecticut
- Ben Herzig - Fellow, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
- Ingrid Mattson - Professor of Islamic Studies and Director, Islamic Chaplaincy, Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary
- Umar F. Moghul - Adjunct Faculty, University of Connecticut School of Law and Partner, Murtha Cullina LLP
Panel: Examining the Resistance to Islamic Practice in the United States
- Eric Mazur - Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Gloria & David Furman Endowed Chair of Judaic Studies, Virginia Wesleyan College
- Haroon Moghul - Ph.D. Candidate in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, Columbia University
and Associate Editor and Columnist, Religion Dispatches - Cheryl Sharpe - Human Rights Attorney, Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
Keynote Speaker:
Engy Abdelkader
Legal Fellow, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and
Vice President, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided to those who RSVP by January 25, 2012.
Questions? Please contact Rebecca Kelly Arnold or Betsy Walters.
If you require reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact Jane Thierfeld Brown at (860) 570-5130
at least two weeks in advance.
