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Prof. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im: Sudanese Thinker
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (from Sudan) is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory Law School. An internationally recognized scholar of Islam and human rights, and human rights in cross-cultural perspectives, Professor An-Na'im teaches courses in international law, human rights, and Islamic law. His research interests also include constitutionalism in Islamic and African countries, and Islam and politics.
Professor An-Na'im directed the following research projects which focus on advocacy strategies for reform through internal cultural transformation:
- Women and Land in Africa,
- Islamic Family Law, and
- Fellowship Program in Islam and Human Rights.
The websites for these projects can be accessed through Prof An-Na'im's personal home page at http://www.law.emory.edu/aannaim.
"The divides are not Islam and western society, the divide is between people who have different values. We must promote connections between people who want to contribute to human values. People who share that commitment can collaborate across cultural divides."
Posted at: 2008-05-04
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