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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.

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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.

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January 31, 2022 Faith in the Law

In the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, led by Professor Kristen Stilt, innovation is fueled through its robust visiting fellow program and related programming, which attract both established and emerging scholars.

October 18, 2021 Associate Director Salma Waheedi supervises International Advocacy Project to Advance Women’s Rights in Yemen