Mark Fathi Massoud Talk on Somali Politics
Date:
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BAT 5.108
Hear Mark Fathi Massoud, professor at UC Santa Cruz, talk on his recent book: "Shari‘a, Inshallah: Finding God in Somali Legal Politics." "Shari'a, Inshallah" traces the most dramatic moments of legal change, political collapse, and reconstruction in Somalia and Somaliland. Massoud upends the conventional account of secular legal progress and demonstrates instead how faith in a higher power guides people toward the rule of law. Learn more.
Sponsored by the Department of Government.