Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience
Religion & Spirituality:Islam
About Adnan Zulfiqar
Adnan Zulfiqar is an interdisciplinary scholar in the fields of law, history and religion whose research focuses on critically examining the frameworks underlying legal discourses in both domestic and global contexts. His primary fields of inquiry are criminal law & procedure, Islamic jurisprudence, and rule of law in the Global South.
His most recent work centers on studying how Muslim jurists conceive of and utilize legal obligations, particularly in the context of revolution and war; rethinking approaches to the diffusion of human rights norms; and, exploring questions relating to police discretion in the United States. His scholarship has appeared in a number of publications, including the Yale Journal of International Law, Journal of Comparative Law (U.K.), West Virginia Law Review, NYU Journal of International Law & Politics and the Journal of Islamic Law [Harvard].
Professor Zulfiqar is a Regional Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center, Editor at Harvard Law School's SHARIASource and faculty affiliate at the Rutgers Center for Transnational Law and the Center for Security, Race & Rights.
During the 2022-23 academic year, Professor Zulfiqar was an External Faculty Fellow in residence at the Stanford Humanities Center.
He earned his J.D. (law), M.A. and Ph.D. (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations) from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.L.S. (International Affairs) from Georgetown University and a B.A. (Religion and Anthropology) from Emory University. He is proficient in multiple languages and has spent over a decade in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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Episode 108: Politics, Religion and Culture, with Sana Saeed from AJ+
Episode 107: CelebrateMercy, with Tarek El-Messidi
Episode 106: Premarital Preparation, Healthy Marriages, and Divorce in the Muslim Community, with Sadia Jalali, LMFT
Episode 105: Parvez joins "Sultans and Sneakers" to discuss "Podcasting, Platforming, and Politics".
Episode 104: The 2020 Election, a Discussion with Democratic Strategist Mustafa Tameez
Episode 103: The Exorcist, a Conversation with Kamran Pasha
Episode 102: Celebrating the 7th Anniversary of the Podcast, with co-founder and former co-host, Zaki Hasan
Episode 101: Understanding Early Muslim History and Sectarianism, with Dr. Ali Ataie
Episode 100: Shi’ism, a Deep Dive (Part 2), with Imam Hadi Qazwini
Episode 99: Shi’ism, a Deep Dive (Part 1), with Imam Hadi Qazwini
Episode 98: A Journey Within Islam, with R. David Coolidge
Episode 97: Addiction in the Age of Covid, with Dr. Amer Raheemullah, M.D.
Episode 96: Professor Mohammad Fadel Returns to Discuss the Current Political Climate, SCOTUS, the Election, and more!
Episode 95: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Joins Us to Talk Basketball, the National Anthem, BLM and more
Episode 94: Bringing in (a very unique) Ramadan, with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Episode 93: The Public Health Impact of COVID-19, Panel Discussion
Episode 92: Immigrant Stories, featuring Ahsan Syed
Episode 91: The Coronavirus Crisis
Episode 90: New Year, New Co-Host!
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