Windmill in field at evening, with beautiful clouds and sunset, located outside the city.

April 02, 2026 , Salma Waheedi Co-Authors Amicus Brief on Climate Obligations Before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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

Program Executive Director Salma Waheedi joins Yeghia Tashjian, Nareg Seferian, and Thomas Becker to present a framework for the right of return for displaced Armenians to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), in a policy paper published by the Aram Manoukian Institute for Strategic Planning.

June 10, 2024 Supporting International Advocacy to Advance the Legal Rights of Women

The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World submits joint report on women's legal equality in Kuwait.

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October 26, 2023 Announcing Publication of the Third Issue of the Journal of Constitutional Law in the Middle East and North Africa

We are pleased to announce the publication of the third issue of the bilingual (English and Arabic) peer reviewed, open source Journal of Constitutional Law in the Middle East and North Africa.

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August 29, 2023 , Salma Waheedi named Religion and Public Life Fellow in Conflict and Peace

Salma Waheedi, Lecturer on Law and Executive Director of the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, was named the Harvard Divinity School's 2023-2024 Religion and Public Life Fellow in Conflict and Peace. 

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June 20, 2023 , Salma Waheedi Named Inaugural Executive Director of the Program

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.