Program on Law & Society in the Muslim World

Supporting rigorous cutting edge scholarship that addresses the complex relationships between law and society in Muslim majority and minority contexts around the world.

Latest News

June 09, 2025 Program, Students Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World Writing Prize 2025

Arash Abbas, JD '26, awarded the Harvard Law School Dean's 2025 Writing Prize of the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World

Photo of expert Panel Discussion "Deportation Law and Practice" at Harvard Law School.

May 13, 2025 Program Deportation Law and Practice: A Global Perspective

February 24, 2025 Publications, staff news Salma Waheedi co-authors policy paper on displaced Armenians’ right of return to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)

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Research Opportunities

The Program on law and Society in the Muslim World provides opportunities for outstanding JD, LLM, and SJD candidates at Harvard Law School to undertake scholarly and policy research, writing, and engagement on themes related to the Program’s work. Students may select to work on research projects for academic writing credit or through paid research assistantships.

We welcome applications by HLS students interested in interested in pursuing research related to law and social change, international human rights, gender, women’s rights, minority rights, constitutional law, climate change, animal rights, and related fields.

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