Professor David Powers, Cornell University, will discuss Islamic Law.
Friday, October 6, 200612:00 PM - 1:00 PM10383 Bunche Hall (10th floor)UCLA campusLos Angeles, CA 90095
David S. Powers is Professor of Islamic law and history at Cornell University. His most recent book is Law, Society and Culture in the Maghrib, 1300-1500. His Studies in Qur'an and Hadith: The Formation of the Islamic Law of Inheritance has recently been translated into Bahasa Indonesian as Peralihin Kekayaan dan Politik Kekayaan: Kritik Historis Hukum Waris. He is also the editor of the journal Islamic Law and Society.
Cost : Free and open to the public; parking is available in lot 3 for $8.
www.international.ucla.edu/cnes
Sponsor(s): African Studies Center, Center for Near Eastern Studies, Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law.