Scholar to lecture on classical Islamic law | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Scholar to lecture on classical Islamic law Scholar to lecture on classical Islamic law Published: October 13, 2002 Author: Erik Runyon “Pluralism and Tolerance in Classical Islamic Law: Negotiating the Tradition Post 9/11” is the title of a lecture to be delivered Oct. 30 (Wednesday) at the University of Notre Dame by Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, chairman and scholar-in-residence of the Nawawi Foundation in Chicago. His talk will be held in Room 120 of the Notre Dame Law School at 4:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.p. An American Muslim, Abd-Allah is a nationally recognized scholar in Islamic studies. He has written and published books in Arabic and English, is fluent in Arabic, and acquainted with several ancient and modern tongues. After receiving his doctorate in 1978 from the University of Chicago, Adb-Allah taught at the Universities of Windsor, Temple and Michigan. He currently works and conducts research in Islamic studies and related fields with the newly formed Nawawi Foundation.p. TopicID: 2692 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn