FYI for any list members who are members of the Bar. Joining professional
organizations is always a great way to network.
Jabou Joh
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
In the Name of Allaah, The Most Gracious, The Most Kind
Hijri date: Wednesday 22 SHawwal 1421 A.H.
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Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:18:02 -0500
From: Mohammad Fadel <[log in to unmask]>
Salam alaikum,
I am pleased to announce that the 2nd Annual meeting
of American Muslim lawyers will be taking place this
February 17-18 in Washington, D.C., inshallah. All
Muslim lawyers are welcome to attend, as well as
anyone interested in the legal profession. I have
enclosed a copy of our tentative program below.
Mohammad Fadel
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A Muslim Legal Challenge:
The 2nd Annual MuslimJD Conference for
North American Muslim Lawyers
Saturday-Sunday, February 17-18, 2001
Presidents' Day Weekend
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Saturday
10:00 AM -12:00 Noon, Sunday (Administrative)
HONORED KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
David Cole
David Cole is a Professor of Law at Georgetown
University Law Center
and Pro
Bono Counsel for the Center for Constitutional Rights.
He has argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court and other courts of
federal jurisdiction. He served as special counsel and advisor in ADC v. Reno
and is currently involved in numerous cases involving the use of secret
evidence in deportation proceedings, including that of Mazen
al-Najjar.
SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION
A Challenge of Faith: The Muslim Lawyer in a Non-Islamic System
Featuring Panelists
Khaled Abou el-Fadl
Professor of Law UCLA and author of The Authoritarian and the
Authoritative in Islamic Discourses:
A Case Study
Sherman Jackson
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Michigan and
Author of Islamic Law and the State:
The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Shihab al-Din
al-Qarafi
PANEL SESSIONS:
· Muslim Family Law, Mediation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution Strategies
· Muslim Civil Rights: Challenges in Representation
· Forming and Advising the Muslim Non-Profit
· Issues in Immigration
· Career Planning: A Primer for Law Students
Also Featuring:
The Honorable Judge Zakiya Mahasa, Family Court,
Maryland
Houeida Saad, Recipient, D.C. Pro Bono Attorney of the
Year Service Award,
Counsel to former secret evidence detainee Hany
Kiareldeen Irshad Abdal-Haq, Economic Development Administration,
Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Sadiq Reza, Associate Professor, New York Law School;
Former Counsel to
D.C.
Public Defenders
Safura Siddiqui Gangat, Former Associate Counsel for
Legislative Affairs,
Mayor Rudolph Guliani
LaDale George, Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner; President,
Muslim Bar Association of Chicago
Kamran Memon, The Law Offices of Kamran Memon, Civil
Rights Attorney,
Chicago
Ashraf Nubani, Of Counsel, Becker, Hicks, Irving, &
Hadeed, P.C.
Asim Ghafoor, Legislative Assistant, The Honorable
Congressman Ciro T. Rodriguez
Mohammed Fadel, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals,
Fourth Circuit,
Ph.D.
U. Chicago
Asifa Quraishi, VP, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for
Human Rights,
Former
Death Penalty Law Clerk, Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals; S.J.D.
Candidate,
Harvard Law School
Najeeba Syeed-Miller, Director ISNA ADR/Mediation
Project
Farhana Khera, Minority Counsel, Senate Judiciary
Subcom. on the
Const.,
Federalism and Property Rights
Kareem Shora, Legal Advisor, Arab American
Anti-Discrimination
Committee
Naima Said, Naima Said & Associates, P.C., Columbia,
MD
Ismail Laher, Immigration Law Offices of Ismail Laher,
Specialists in
Business Immigration Issues
Farah Brelvi, Associate, Cravath Swaine & Moore
Sareer Fazilli, Of Counsel, Brown & Hutchinson; Board
of Directors,
Kashmiri
American Council
Mohamed Yusuf M. Mohamed, Trial Attorney, U.S.
Department of Labor
Registration Fees
(includes registration packet, lunch and dinner)
Individuals that Register before February 1, 2001 and have placed their
name in our Database of Legal Professionals:
Students &Nonprofit Attorneys: $30
All others: $40
On-Site Registrants:
Students & Nonprofit Attorneys: $40
All others: $50
Make Checks Payable to: "Muslim Lawyers' Guild"
(to place your name in our database of legal professionals, visit
www.muslimjd.org. Registrants in the database may make their contact
information accessible only to other legal professionals or may allow
such information to be accessed by the general public)
REGISTRATION FORM
A Muslim Legal Challenge:
The 2nd Annual MuslimJD Conference for
North American Muslim Lawyers
Saturday-Sunday, February 17-18, 2001
Presidents' Day Weekend
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Saturday
10:00 AM -12:00 Noon, Sunday (Administrative)
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to
Mohammed Fadel, 12419 Eastgate Lane, Laurel, MD 20708
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Mohammad Fadel
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
101 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 962-4210 (office)
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>>
Jabou Joh
President
MAAC World Traders
Tel.-(615) 646-9784
Fax-(507) 262-1590
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