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April 01, 2026 , , Now Accepting Submissions: Writing Prize of the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World

Apply for the Harvard Law School Dean's Writing Prize of the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World

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June 09, 2025 , Announcing the 2025 Writing Prize Recipient: Arash Abbas

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

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June 06, 2024 , Announcing the 2024 Dean’s Writing Prize Recipient: Lorenz Dantes

Lorenz Dantes awarded Harvard Law School's 2024 Writing Prize of the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World

March 21, 2024 , , Prospects and Obstacles of Strategic Human Rights Litigation Globally: A Spotlight on Egypt

Egyptian legal historian Nader Andrawos and Omar Abdel-Ghaffar, 'JD 25, joined us recently for a discussion on strategic litigation in Egyptian courts. The discussion focused on experiences and discourses of human rights court advocacy within a highly circumscribed and volatile political context.