SUMMARY
-18+ years experience in Islamic (Shari'a) law, theory and practice.
-10+ years experience in Western/American/European Union law, theory and practice.
-Academician, practitioner and legal volunteer.
-Avid learner and reader.
-Excellent observer.
GOALS
1. Providing solid legal framework/services that combine(s) scientific understanding of the classical Shari’a mandates and modern laws.
2. Training individuals who are able to provide and advance better legal standard, legal environment and legal services to the public at different levels and sectors.
3. Teaching, conducting and supporting empirical legal studies approach.
4. Improving the quality of Shari’a and law higher education.
5. Bridging the gaps in understanding between Shari’a and law affiliates in academic and professional legal community.
6. Promoting legal awareness among individuals.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Ph.D. of Law; Grade: 3.74 out of 4.00
University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA (Sep 2010 – Feb 2015)
Dissertation Title: “Modernization, Codification and the Judicial Analysis: Exploring Predictability in Law in Shari‘a Court in Saudi Arabia”
LL.M. of Laws
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA (Sep 2008 – June 2009)
Focused on: Comparative Constitutional Law, Critical Legal Studies and and Legal Theories.
LL.M. of Global Law and Technology; Honor
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA (Aug 2006 – May 2007)
Focused on: International Law and Business.
M.A. of Islamic Law (Shari’a); Distinction; GPA: 3.568/4.0; Class Valedictorian
Umm al-Qura University School of Shari‘a and Islamic Studies, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (2000 – 2004)
Focused on: the Methodology of deriving the rules from Islamic legislative sources, Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence and Research Methodology and Manuscript Study.
LL.B. of Islamic Law – Distinction; GPA: 4.329/5.0; Award of Academic Excellence; Class Valedictorian; Certificate of Distinguished Scholarship; Dean’s List in each academic semester.
Umm al-Qura University School of Shari‘a and Islamic Studies, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (1992 – 1995)
Legal and Academic English
Center for English Language and Orientation Program (CELOP), Boston University, (June 2004 - Aug 2006)
Advanced Westlaw Certification Award in Cases, Statutes & Secondary Sources
University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA (Feb 2012)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Full Time Assistant Professor in the Principles of Islamic Law (Us?l al-Fiqh) at Department of Shari’a and Islamic Studies at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Teaching: Fiqh (Islamic Law), Us?l al-Fiqh, Shari‘a Civil Procedure, Lawyering Profession, Evidence, Political & Judicial System in Islam.
- Instructing in Arabic
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2015 - Present
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- Part Time Assistant Professor in Law at Law Department at Hekma School of Business and Law at Dar al-Hekma University.
- Teaching: Contract Law, Corporate Law, Arbitration Law, Shari‘a Civil Procedure, Political and Constitutional Systems and Legal Drafting.
- Instructing in English
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Aug 2015 – Present
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- Part Time Assistant Professor in Law at Master of Arts in International Relations Program at Hekma School of Business and Law at Dar al-Hekma University.
- Teaching: International Law.
- Instructing in English
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Aug 2015 - Present
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- Full Time Lecturer in the Principles of Islamic Law (Us?l al-Fiqh) at Department of Islamic Studies at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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2004 - 2015
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- Full Time Teaching Assistant/Fellow at Department of Islamic Studies at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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1997 - 2004
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- Secondary School Instructor at ‘Amr ibn al-Jamouh School, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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1996 - 1997
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- High School Instructor at al-Lieth High School, al-Lieth, Saudi Arabia
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1995 - 1996
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
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• Part Time Legal Apprentice at Law Firm of Bassim Alim & Associates, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Jan 1999 – Jan 2000
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• Part Time Project Coordinator at Urban Development Company, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Apr 2003 – May 2004
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PRESENTATIONS
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• “International Commercial Law Principles and Shar‘ia,” presented to Visiting Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Commercial Laws Drafting Consultations, sponsored by U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) in Coordination with The University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, May 18 – 23, 2014.
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Presentation
May 2014
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• “The Legal System of Saudi Arabia: History of the Development of the Basic Law and the Legislative Authority,” presented to Clydia Cuykendall’s Middle East Study Group in Olympia, WA, with a coordination with the Asian and Comparative Law Department at University of Washington School of Law.
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Presentation
Feb 2011
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
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• “Islamic Legal Realism and a New Discourse of the Ikhwan Issue in Saudi Arabia”
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LL.M. Paper (Harvard)
June 2009
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• “The Construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Reading in the Reflection of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice in this Regard”
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LL.M. Paper (Suffolk)
March 2007
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• “Al-Shafi‘i’s View of Consensus between the Usul Foundation and the Fiqh Application” (Arabic)” (Arabic)
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M.A. Dissertation (Umm al-Qura)
2001 -2004
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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• Legal Research Assistant for Prof. Frank Vogel at Harvard University in a project identifying and analyzing political positions in Saudi Arabia with regard to Shari’a.
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Sep 2008 - Jan 2009
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• Research Fellow at Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard Faculty of Arts and Science for “Islam in the West Program”
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Dec 2007 – Apr 2008
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• Visiting Researcher at European Law Research Center at Harvard Law School supervised by Prof. Duncan Kennedy.
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Sep 2007 – June 2008
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• Intern at Justice Nancy Gertner’s Chambers at United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, part of the Judicial Observations Program.
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Jan – May 2007
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LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Arabic (native); English (fluent); Hebrew (some knowledge); Spanish (some knowledge); Turkish (some knowledge).
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Member, American Bar Association, since January, 2013.
COURSES I TAUGHT/AM CURRENTLY TEACHING
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Graduate Judicial Studies (M.A. & Ph.D.)
- The Law of the Civil Procedure (in Arabic)
- The Law of the Lawyering Profession (in Arabic)
- The Judicial Laws (in Arabic)
- The Judicial Systems (in Arabic)
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Master of International Relations
- (Public) International Law (in English)
- Comparative Legal Systems (in English)
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Bachelor in Shari’a/Law
- The Fiqh of the Transactions (in Arabic)
- The Principles (Usul) of Fiqh (in Arabic)
- The Principles and Theories of Fiqh (in Arabic)
- The System of Governing and Judiciary in Islam (in Arabic)
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Bachelor of Law
- Public International Law (in English)
- Private International Law/Conflict of Laws (in English)
- Contract Law (in English)
- Corporate Law (in English)
- Arbitration Law (in English)
- The Law of the Civil Procedure (in Arabic)
- The Law of the Execution of the Judicial Rulings (in Arabic)
- Legal Drafting (in English)
- The Principles (Usul) of Fiqh (in Arabic)
- The Introduction to Islamic Sharia (in Arabic)
- Legal Profession Skills (in English)
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