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- Country of residence: Canada
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Wael Hallaq (born in 1955 AD) is a
researcher of Palestinian origin, Canadian nationality, Christian of religion,
specializing in law and the history of Islamic thought. He works as a professor
of social sciences at Columbia University - Department of Middle Eastern
Studies. After obtaining a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Hallak
joined the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University and worked as an
assistant professor of Islamic law in 1985 AD. He obtained a professorship in
1994 AD. Hallaq is a well-informed author and lecturer who has made many
contributions to the field of Islamic studies. His works have been translated
into several languages, including Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and
Turkish. The Royal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (Jordan) counted him
in a book published in 2009 as one of the “500 most influential Muslim figures
in the world.”
Published books
The Impossible State: Islam,
Politics, and Modernity's Moral Dilemma.
Introduction to Islamic law.
Sharia: theory, practice, and
transformations.
The Shortcomings of Orientalism: An
Approach to Criticizing Modernist Science.
Modernity Reform: Ethics and the New
Man in the Philosophy of Taha Abdel Rahman.
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