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

The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World submits joint report on gender-based violence and legal discrimination 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.

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. 

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.

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May 04, 2023 Gender, Law, and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa

Participants from more than a dozen countries convened for a workshop on Gender, Law, and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa

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June 21, 2022 , Litigating Women’s Rights in Arab Gulf Monarchial Systems

Our Associate Director Salma Waheedi examines the dynamics of litigating women’s rights in Arab Gulf monarchical systems.