Dr. Azizah al-Hibri
Professor of Law
(804) 289-8466
aalhibri@richmond.edu
Topics: Islam, Islam (Women's Issues), Law (Corporations), Religion (Islam)
al-Hibri is a leading expert in the United States on Islam, particularly the role of women in the religion. In 1993 she founded an organization called "Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights," with the goal of producing scholarship and activity that would help Muslim women around the world achieve the rights they are afforded but often denied. She edited the 1982 book, Women and Islam, which includes a major article she authored.
al-Hibri came to the University in 1998 after working as an associate for law firms in New York. She holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree from Wayne State University, and a bachelor's degree from the American University of Beirut. She teaches courses on corporate law and Islamic jurisprudence.
For recent articles by al-Hibri, see www.karamah.org/articles.
For more information on al-Hibri, please visit the Richmond Research Institute.