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Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

“I'm a NJ Muslim: How I Celebrate Jesus' Birth with My Family”, Star Ledger, December 24, 2016

“16 is a Little Young to Get Married, Isn't It?” Star Ledger; November 13, 2016

“Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movements,” Jurist, June 11, 2016

“Why NJ shouldn't Block Freedom of Speech in Israeli Boycott Debate,” Star Ledger, May 26, 2016

“Five Things You Didn't Know About Religious Veils,” CNN.com, June 9, 2015

“What ISIS – and the West – Get Wrong about Jihad,” CNN.com, May 29, 2015

“Al-Rida wa Hukum al-‘idam (Apostasy and the Death Penalty)” (Arabic), Al-Hawadeth Newspaper, December, 2014

“Does Islam Really Condemn Converts To Death?” CNN.com, June 6, 2014

“Islamic Family Law in American Court: A Rich, Diverse and Evolving Jurisprudence, in Islamic Family Law in the West,” Routledge, 2014

“Marriage: Legal Foundations,” Oxford Encyclopedia of Women and Islam, 2013

“Divorce: Legal Foundations”, (co-authored), Oxford Encyclopedia of Women and Islam, 2013

“Who is Next? Egyptian, Beware of the Military,” (Arabic), Al-Quds Al-Arabi, July 16, 2013

“The True Story of Sharia in American Courts,” The Nation Magazine, June 13, 2012

“Chipping Away At Divorce Quagmire for Muslim and Jewish Women,” New Jersey Law Journal (Feb 13, 2012)

“Negative Connotations Surrounding Sharia Must Be Dispelled,” Jurist-Sidebar, February 2, 2012

“Appeals Court Had the Chance to Do Right By a Wife and Children – But Declined It,” North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, December 26, 2011

“Q & A: What Sharia Law Actually Means,” Salon.com, February 28, 2011

“Iflas& Chapter 11: Classical Islamic Law and Modern Bankruptcy Law, “44 Int'l Law. 975 (2010) (co-authored)

“Oklahoma Amendment is Unconstitutional: Barring Court from Considering Sharia Law Violated the Supremacy Clause & the First Amendment'” National Law Journal, November 15, 2010

“Religion-Based Claim in Abuse Case Wisely Pierced by Appeals Court,” New Jersey Law Journal, September 17, 2010)

“Umar's Magic Oven” (children's book); co-author, 2010

Court Enforces Mahr Provision in Muslim Marriage Contract,” New Jersey Law Journal, September 9, 2002

“Beware of International Service of Process,” New Jersey Law Journal, March 13, 2002

“When Custody Disputes Go Global,” New Jersey Law Journal, August 7, 2000

“Attorney Client Sex Should Always Be Off Limits,” New Jersey Law Journal, March 13, 2000

“Attorney-Client Sexual Relations,” 22J. Legal Prof. 131, 1998

“The Concept of Defect in American & English Products Liability Discourse: Despite Strict Liability Linguistics, Negligence is back with a Vengeance!” 10(1) Pace International Law Review, 1998

“U.S. Claims against Iraq Outside UNCC Jurisdiction: Focus on Letters of Credit,” 22(2) Middle East Exec. Rep. 9, February 1999

“Enforcement & Setting Aside of Arbitral Awards in Egypt,” (work in progress)

“Translation and Annotation of Chapter on Bankruptcy in Ibn Qudama's Al-Mughni: Translation with Commentary,” (work in progress)

“Civil Procedure in the Arab Middle East,” (work in progress)

Articles Posted at www.academia.edu

1. https://www.academia.edu/29678244/Beware_of_International_Service_of_Process

2. https://www.academia.edu/29678235/Attorney-Client_Sex_Should_Always_Be_Off_Limits

3. https://www.academia.edu/29678226/US_Claims_Against_Iraq_Outside_UNCC_Jurisdiction_Focus_on_Letters_of_Credit

4. https://www.academia.edu/29678061/Attorney-Client_Sexual_Relations

5. https://www.academia.edu/29678037/Comment_The_Concept_of_Defect_in_American_and_English_Products_Liability_Dis-_course_Despite_Strict_Liability_Linguistics_Negligence_is_Back_With_a_Vengeance_

6. https://www.academia.edu/29678015/Divorce_Legal_Foundations

 7. https://www.academia.edu/29677976/Marriage_Legal_Foundations

8. https://www.academia.edu/29677938/Islamic_Family_Law_in_American_Courts

9. https://www.academia.edu/29677922/Remove_Remarriage_Barriers_for_Muslim_and_Jewish_Women

10. https://www.academia.edu/29617929/Court_Enforces_Mahr_Provision_in_Muslim_Marriage_Contract

11. https://www.academia.edu/29617918/Abu_Zahar_V._Abu_Zahar_Appelate_Divison_Declines_to_Adopt_Bright_Line_Prohibiting_Out-of-Country_Visitation

12. https://www.academia.edu/29617855/Declaring_Muslim_Marriage_Void_Will_Have_Ruinous_Effect_on_Wives

13. https://www.academia.edu/29617730/Religion-Based_Claim_in_Abuse_Case_Wisely_Pierced_by_Appeals_Court

14. https://www.academia.edu/29617702/Oklahoma_Amendment_is_Unconstitutional_Barring_Courts_From_Considering_Shariah_Law_Violates_the_Supremacy_Clause_and_the_First_Amendment

15. https://www.academia.edu/29617169/When_Custody_Disputes_Go_Global_Applying_the_Hague_Convention_to_Determine_Jurisdiction

16. https://www.academia.edu/29617167/Court_Enforces_Mahr_Provision_in_Muslim_Marriage_Contract

17. https://www.academia.edu/29616952/New_Jersey_Should_Adopt_Legislation_to_Mandate_Removal_of_Barriers_to_Remarriage_Upon_the_Entry_of_Final_Judgment

18. https://www.academia.edu/29519425/The_Concept_of_Defect_in_American_and_English_Products_Liability_Discourse_Despite_Strict_Liability_Linguistics_Negligence_Is_Back_with_a_Vengeance_

19. https://www.academia.edu/29519424/Iflas_and_Chapter_11_Classical_Islamic_Law_and_Modern_Bankruptcy

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