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MOHAMED A. ‘ARAFA
530 West New York Street (InLow Hall), Room 357A
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, Indiana IN 46202, USA
+1(317) 354-9659 (Cell)
Alexandria University Faculty of Law
Moustafa Mousharafa Street, Soter El-Shatby
Alexandria, EGYPT
+20(03)487-2903 (Office)
+20(03)487-6611 (Fax)
+2(010) 0415-5496 (Cell)
EDUCATION
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) (“Equivalent to Doctor of Philosophy: Ph.D.”), May
2013
-Field of Study: International Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
-Dissertation (Thesis) Title: “Towards a New Anti-Corruption Law in Egypt: A
Comparative Study Between the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA
1977”), Egyptian Anti-Bribery Law, and Islamic Sharie‘a Law”
-Dissertation Supervisor(s): Professor Dr. Frank Emmert, Professor Peter Henning,
Professor Dr. Mohamed Y. Mattar, and Professor James P. White
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Master of Laws, LL.M., May 2008, United States Legal and Global Studies Program,
(“American Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Systems”)
-Cumulative GPA: 3.406% (With “B+” Average that equivalent to Very Good) This
Master of Laws degree had been accredited from the Supreme Council of Universities-
Egypt
-Special Research Project (“SRP”): Self-Lawful Defense: A Comparative Study under the
Egyptian Criminal Law and the Islamic Sharie‘a Law (unpublished)
-Course Work Concentration: Criminal Law, Advanced Criminal Procedures, Corporate
Crimes, White Collar Crimes, Criminal Evidences and Authentication, Islamic Criminal
Law, Therapeutic Jurisprudence (“TJ”), and International Criminal Law
Alexandria University, Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt
Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. (“Equivalent to American Doctor of Jurisprudence: JD”), May
2006, School of Law, English Department
- 658/800 (Top5%) “Very Good” Ranked 4th in the class, 5th in the law school (Out of
5000 graduates)
The Middle East English Language School, Alexandria, Egypt
Secondary (“High School”) Education, May 2002
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The British University School of Law (BUE)
Cairo, Egypt September 2017 – Present
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
-Courses Thought: Criminology and Penology, Legal Writing, and Legal Methodology
Hassan alMulla Law Firm (Advocates and Legal Consultants)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates September 2017 – Present
Legal Consultant and Advisor
Field of Specialty: White Collar Crimes, Corruption, Arbitration, and Islamic Business
Law (Banking, Corporations, Contracts)
My Page: https://www.almullaadvocates.com/index.php/about/our-professionals/23-
mohamed-fawzy-elsaman-3
University of Brasília Faculty of Law (UnB)
Ribeiro, Brasilia, Brazil April 2016 – October 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
-Courses Thought: Islamic Law, Comparative Middle Eastern Legal Systems, and
International Human Rights Law
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul Faculty of Law (PUCRS)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil March 2016 – April 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
-Courses Thought: Islamic Law, Arab Spring, Comparative Middle Eastern Legal and
Political Studies, and International Human Rights Law
Alexandria University February 2016 – March 2016
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Alexandria, Egypt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
-Courses Thought: Business Law and Corruption Laws
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States March 2012 – Present
Adjunct Professor of Law
-Courses Thought: Islamic Law and Comparative Middle Eastern Legal and Political
Studies
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States April 2011–2012
Graduate Research Assistant with the Former Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and
Professor of Law: (Professor James P. Nehf)
-Book Project Chapter: “Guaranties in Secured Transactions”
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Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States August 2012
Qualified and Certified as a Civil and Domestic Mediator under Indiana Alternative
Dispute Resolution (“A.D.R.”) Rule 25
-The intensive program in “Public Mediation Policy” carried 40 hours of basic civil
mediation training along with a “recognition certificate” for ability to practice
mediation, litigation, arbitration, and negotiations in disputes or conflicts in Indiana
State within the United States
UNITED STATES-CHINA LAW REVIEW (David Publishing Company)
El- Monte, California, United States November 2012 – Present
“Honored Reviewer” and Editorial Board Member
ARAB LAW QUARTERLY JOURNAL (Brill Publishing House)
London, United Kingdom May 2015 – Present
“Managing Editor” and “Editor-in-Chief” of Middle East and Islamic Studies
Alexandria University March 2007 – Present
Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt
Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
-Areas of Interest: Criminal Law, Advanced Criminal Procedures, Corporate Crimes,
White Collar Crimes, Criminal Evidences, Authentication, and Forensic Science,
Therapeutic Jurisprudence (“TJ”), Islamic Law, Islamic Criminal Law, International
Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law, and Humanitarian Law
-Courses Thought: Legal Terminology, Criminology and Penology, Criminal Law I,
Criminal Law II, Criminal Procedures Law and Criminal Justice and, Environmental
Criminal Law
The Arab Academy for Science, 2008 – Present
Technology, and Maritime Transport,
(“College of Business Management”),
Alexandria, Egypt
Visiting Assistant Professor
-Courses Thought: An Introduction to the Law, Business Law, Commercial Law, and
Maritime Law
‘Arafa Law Office, 2006 – Present
Alexandria, Egypt
Associate Trainee Attorney, Executive Attorney Assistant
-Assisted in trial preparation and attended criminal, civil, and commercial trials
-Prepared motions, pleadings, orders, and other court documents for both civil and
criminal litigation
-Assisted in and attended depositions, witness interviews, and client interviews
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-Attended court proceedings, and assisted in preparing and providing exhibits for trial,
attended depositions, and assisted in preparing exhibits for deposition
-Formed research and drafted legal memorandums on criminal and civil issues, statutes,
procedures, defenses, and claims
-Translated several international regulations, contracts and policies for civil,
commercial and corporate legal issues
-Filed litigation paperwork
PUBLICATIONS
Books -Towards a New Anti-Corruption Law in Egypt After Mubarak: A Comparative Study
Between the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Egyptian Anti-Bribery Law,
and Islamic Law, LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING, GERMANY (LAP 2013),
http://www.amazon.com/Towards-Anti-Corruption-Egypt-AfterMubarak/dp/3659396141
and https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details/store/gb/book/978-3-659-39614-
4/towards-a-new-anti-corruption-law-in-egypt-aftermubarak? (In English)
-White Collar Crimes in Criminal Law and Comparative Criminal Legal Systems:
Egyptian, American, and Islamic, DAR-EL-GAMM‘AA EL-GADIDAA (ALEXANDRIA 2015)
(In English)
-Criminology and Penology: Principles of Penology in Egyptian Criminal Law, DAR AL-
MATPOUAAT AL-GAMIE‘IAA, (ALEXANDRIA 2016) (co-author with Professor Dr. Amin
Moustafa) (In Arabic)
-Environment in Criminal Law: A Comparative Analysis Between Egyptian
Environmental Law, Islamic Environmental Law, and International Law Norms, DAR
AL-MATPOUAAT AL-GAMIE‘IAA, (ALEXANDRIA 2016 & 2017) (In Arabic)
Published Law Reviews Articles, Book Chapters, Reports, And Blogs
-Terrorism under the umbrella of International Criminal Law: Legislating Terror in
Egypt under a Draconian Counter-terrorism Law, Ex aequo et bono, in EUROPE IN
CRISES: CRIME, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND THE WAY FORWARD [Essays in Honour of
Nestor Courakis], Editions Ant. N. Sakkoulas Limited Partnership (Athens, Greece) (Fall
2017) [will be distributed to the Library of Congress, the Max Planck Institute for
Foreign and International Criminal Law, the Radzinowicz Library at the University of
Cambridge, and the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford], http://crime-in-
crisis.com/en/
- “Vive la République, Vive la France:” Macron’s Foreign Policy in Muslim and Middle
Eastern World, JURIST, ACADEMIC COMMENTARY, June 22, 2017, http://www.jurist.org/forum/2017/06/Mohamed-Arafa-vive-la-republique.php
-Understanding Egyptian Politics Towards Libya, TAHRIR INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST
POLICY, Mar. 28, 2017, https://timep.org/commentary/understanding-egyptian-policy-
toward-libya/ (co-author with Mieczysław Boduszyński) (Spring 2017)
-The Prohibition of Wearing Veil in Public Schools in Egypt: An Analysis of the Egyptian
Supreme Constitutional Court Jurisprudence, 4 REVISTA DE INVESTIGAÇÕES
CONSTITUCIONAIS (Journal of Constitutional Research) 1, (Curitiba, Brasil) (Spring
2017)
-Gender Equality in the Arab and Muslim World: Whiter Post-revolutionary Egypt? in
GENDER EQUALITY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES? (Routledge Fall 2017), (co-author
with Ahmad El-Ashry)
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-Legitimacy versus Illegitimacy—Transparency, Integrity of Financial Markets and
Corporate Governance: Whither Corruption? 3 KUWAIT INT’L L. J. OF SHARIE‘A STUDIES
& RESEARCH 12 (Fall 2015/2016)
-Attempted Criminal Offences in Egyptian Criminal Law: Study and Analysis on How to
Apply the General Legal Principles of Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) in Criminal Law
Particularly to Attempted Criminal Crimes, 2 REVISTA CIDADANIA E DIREITOS HUMANOS
1 (Spring 2016: Brazil),
http://www.revistacidadaniadh.com.br/index.php/revistacidadaniadh/article/view/25
-Insights on Divine (Islamic) Law: Islamophobia versus Terrorism, Death Penalty, and
Transitional Justice, CALUMET: INTERCULTURAL L. & HUMANITIES REV. (Law &
Religion (ONLINE SPRING 2016: Italian & English Versions),
http://www.windogem.it/calumet/archivio_single.asp?id_art=43&lang=eng
-What’s New in the Residential Care of the Elderly in the Arab and Islamic World? The
Case of Egypt in TOWARDS HUMAN RIGHTS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR OLDER PERSONS:
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, (ROUTLEDGE, TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP 2016),
https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415725552
-Judicial Corporal Punishment in the United States?! Lessons from Islamic Criminal Law
for Curing the Ills of Mass Incarceration, 25 IND. INT’L & COMP. L. REV. 3 (Spring 2015)
(co-author with Jonathan G. Burns)
-Arab World’s Verdict on Legal Education: The Egyptian Case between Status Quo,
Assessment, And Some Hope, 4 J. OF SOCIAL SCIENCE 4, CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR
SCIENTIFIC & RESEARCH JOURNALISM (COES&RJ LLC) (Fall 2015),
http://www.centreofexcellence.net/J/JSS/Vol4/No4/contentsVolume4No4.htm
-The Unexpected Trials of Egyptian Leaders: Is It a Question of Law or Politics? 12 US
CHINA L. REV. 6 (Summer 2015)
-Egypt’s Judiciary: Reform in the Criminal Justice System or Violation of International
Human Rights Law? JURIST, ACADEMIC COMMENTARY, Jan. 31, 2015,
http://jurist.org/forum/2015/01/mohamed-arafa-egypt-judiciaryphp.php
-Charlie Hebdo’s Attacks, Crime Against Humanity: Islamophobia Versus Terrorism And
Proposed Agenda To Battle Universal Terrorism (THE PARIS ATTACKS: PART II),
COMPARATIVE LAW PROF BLOG, Feb. 1, 2015,
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/comparative_law/2015/02/the-paris-attacks-part-ii.html
-Whither Egypt? Against Religious Fascism and Legal Authoritarianism: Pure
Revolution, Popular Coup, or a Military Coup d’état? 24 IND. INT’L & COMP. L. REV. 4
(Spring 2014)
-Islamic Policy of Environmental Conservation: 1,500 Years Old – Yet Thoroughly
Modern, 16 EUROPEAN J. L. REFORM 2 (EJLR), Special Issue on Islamic Law (Spring
2014)
-Corporate Social Responsibility and the Fight Against Corruption: Towards the Concept
of CSR in Egypt after the January Revolution in CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POLITICS (Chicago,
Illinois 2014), https://www.createspace.com/4824830
-After the Revolution: Egypt’s Changing Forms of Corruption, 2 BALTIMORE J. INT’L. L.
(Spring 2014) (co-author with M. Patrick Yingling)
-Mubarak Criminal Liability: Is it a Fair Trial After the Revolution or a Drama Serious?
1CONTRAPONTO ELECTRONIC J. OF SOCIOLOGY GRADUATE PROG. FEDERAL UNIV. OF
RIOGRANDE DO SUL (UFRGS, Brazil) (Spring 2014), http://seer.ufrgs.br/contraponto
-Egypt between Fear and Reform in its Second Revolution: The Failure to Protect the
Fundamental Human Rights Over and Over Again, 7 PHOENIX L. REV. 1 (Fall 2013)
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-Egypt’s New Draft Constitution: An Introduction and Appraisal, INT’L J. CONST. L.
BLOG, Dec. 30, (Fall) 2013, http://www.iconnectblog.com/2013/12/egypts-new-draft-
constitution
-McKinney Professor Arafa Says Law Students in His Native Egypt Are Helping to Guide
Nation’s Future. (“ONLINE SHORT ARTICLE AS INTERVIEW WITH DAVE STAFFORD/OP-
ED”), THE INDIANA LAWYER, available at
http://www.theindianalawyer.com/mckinney-professor-arafa-says-law-students-in-his-
native-egypt-are-helping-to-guide-nations-future/PARAMS/article/32319(Fall 2013)
-The Rights of the Elderly in the Arab Middle East: Islamic Theory versus Arabic
Practice, 14 MARQUETTE ELDER’S ADVISOR L. REV. 2 (Fall 2012) (co-author with Radwa
Elsaman)
-President Mursi’s Egypt Arab Spring: Does Egypt will Continue to be a Civil State or
under the Umbrella of Islamic (Sharie‘a) Law and Islamism? 9 US-CHINA L. REV. 6 (Fall
2012)
-Corruption and Bribery in Islamic Law: Are Islamic Ideals Being Met in Practice? 18
GOLDEN GATE ANN. SURV. INT’L & COMP. L. 171 (Spring 2012)
-Towards a Culture for Accountability: A New Dawn for Egypt. 5 PHOENIX L. REV.1(Fall
2011)
-Battling Corruption within a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy. 21 IND. INT’L &
COMP. L. REV. 397(Fall 2011)
-Mideast Students Analyze Obama’s Speech: Region’s Future—My Opinion. Online Short
Article (“WORLD LEARNING ALUMNI, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS”), available at http://www.worldlearning.org/21641.htm (Summer 2011)
In Progress (Pending Publication/Forthcoming)
-Transitional Justice, The Seeds of Change: Secular Law or Divine (Islamic) Law, Quo
Vadis? CREIGHTON INT’L. & COMP. L. J. & THE CANADIAN J. MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
(2017 and will be reprinted in 2018)
-The Constitutionality of Case 8/1996 (Egypt): What’s the Matter? MAX PLANCK
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (MPECCL) (2017)
-Criminal Complicity, Accomplice Criminal Liability to the Criminal Offences: A
Comparative Analysis between the Egyptian Criminal Law System and the Criminal Law
System of the United States of America, PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
CRIMINOLOGY SCIENCE LAW JOURNAL (2017)
Academic Researches (Unpublished)
-The Principle of Legality of Crimes and Punishments: A Comparative Analysis under the
Egyptian Criminal Law and the Islamic Sharie‘a Law, University of Connecticut School
of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A (2007)
-The Legal Conditions and Legal Effects of Preemption: A Comparative Study from the
Legal Perspective and the Islamic Sharie‘a Perspective, Alexandria University, School of
Law, “Private Law Diploma-Audit Legal Research Class”, Alexandria, Egypt (2007)
-The Judicial and the Legal Systems under Common Law: Between Historical and
Philosophical Perspectives, Alexandria University, School of Law, “Private Law
Diploma-Audit Legal Research Class”, (Top 1% of the Class), Alexandria, Egypt (2007)
-The General Theory of Obligations: “General Sources of Obligations”: Vices of Consent
in the Egyptian Civil Law, Alexandria University, School of Law, Alexandria, Egypt
(2004)
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-Methods Guarantee the Rights of the Creditor against the Fraud of the Debtor in the
Egyptian Civil Law and the Egyptian Procedural Civil and Commercial Law, Alexandria
University, School of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (2004)
CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, INTERVIEWS, SHORT
COURSES, AND SYMPOSIA
Presenter/Panelist: Islam in the Middle East and North America: Donald Trump, Justin
Trudeau, and Emmanuel Macron, Quo Vadis? University of Brasília Faculty of Law
(UnB). Brasília, Brasil. September 21, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Trump, Terrorism, and The American Foreign Policy: Any Change
after Obama. Fundação Escola Superior Website Como Chegar, Fundação Escola
Superior do MPDFT (Supreme Foundational School within the Ministry of Public
Prosecution, FESMPDFT). Brasília, Brasil. September 21, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: The Roots and Truth of Islamic Human Rights: Isn’t A Surprise?
Direitos Humanos no Islã. International Graduate Program. Universidade Federal da
Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA). Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil. September 18, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Terrorism in the Middle East, Islamic Law, Islamophobia, and Trump
Muslim (Travel) Ban: Is It Matter? Núcleo de Investigações Constitucionais. The Federal
University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. September 15, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Islamophobia, Discrimination, and Violence: Whither the Middle
East? [INTERVIEW WITH DIREITO DA EMPRESA E DOS NEGÓCIOS DA: Law Journal of
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)], São Leopoldo, Brazil. September
13, 2017, http://www.unisinos.br/noticias/pos-graduacao/islamismo-violencia-e-
discriminacao
Presenter/Panelist Donald Trump, Islamophobia, and Terrorism in the United States of
America and Brazil: What’s the Difference? Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande
do Sul Faculty of Law (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. September 13,
2017
Presenter/Panelist: Egypt 2014 Constitution Debate’ Amendments: A Gigantic Stab to
Democracy. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul Faculty of Law
(PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. September 12, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: From Domestic Terrorism to International Terrorism and Vice Versa:
Whither Islamophobia? Graduate Program International Law Research. Universidade do
Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, Brazil. September 12, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Plural Interpretation of the Sharie‘a Law: What’s Wrong and How the
2014 Egyptian Constitution Solved the Dilemma? Graduate Program International Law
Research. Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, Brazil.
September 11, 2017
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): First Winter School on Islamic Legal Systems:
Comparative Middle Eastern Law. [Seminário Jurídico Avançado: Internacionalization,
Graduate Program]. The University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB). Brasília, Brasil.
September 6-9, 2017
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Presenter/Panelist: Where Anti-Islamism and Anti-Semitism? The Current Discourse in
Brasil. The Brazilian Bar Association (“OAB”). The International Relations and The
Freedom of Religion Commissions. Brasília, Brasil. September 4, 2017
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): Fourth Summer School on Transitional Justice and
the Politics of Memory. Accountability, Criminal Transitional Justice within the Arab
Spring within the Islamic Law? The University of Groningen School of Political Science,
Research in Ethics and Globalization Center (“REGC”), and The University of Rijeka,
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cres, Croatia. July 3-13, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: The Sharie‘a Clause Guarantee (“SCG”) in the Egyptian Constitution:
Is It a Liberal Perspective? The Meaning of "Religion" in Multicultural Societies Law: A
Reconstruction in the Case Law. A “Zero Conference” on Research in the Religious
Fields. The European Academy of Religion (“EX NIHILO”). Bologna, Italy. June 18-22,
2017, https://www.europeanacademyofreligion.org/
Presenter/Panelist: Islamic Law between Flexible Interpretation and Extremism: Is It a
Matter? International and Comparative Law Society Center Seminar. University of
Manchester School of Law, Manchester, United Kingdom. June 15, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Some Preliminary Reflections on New Terrorism Legislation in Egypt
and Tunisia. Global Issues in International Criminal Justice and Their Impact on Peace
and Security in the Modern World. Northumbria University Summer Academy in
Contemporary Challenges to International Criminal Justice. Northumbria University
School of Law, Newcastle, United Kingdom. June 12-16, 2017
Participated (by a brief talk informally): Islamic Environmental Justice: What is that
Mean? Practice to Research: A Focus on Environmental Justice Seminar. Indiana
University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. May 16,
2017
Presenter/Panelist: A Try of Remaking the Middle East after the Arab Spring: Terrorism,
A Question of Failure or Success? [Guest Speaker in the Arab Spring and Remaking the
Middle East Class]. Pomona College, Clermont, California, USA. April 25, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Tunisia: Where Is It Going? A Comparative Analysis of the Legal and
the Political Status Quo in Egypt and Tunisia. [Guest Speaker in the US Foreign Policy
Class]. Pomona College, Clermont, California, USA. April 25, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: After the Emergency Law: Whither the Rule of Law in Egypt Over
and Over Again. Pomona College, Clermont, California, USA. April 24, 2017
Participated (by a brief talk informally): What You Wear is a Matter? Fashion Legal
Experience in Saudi Arabia. International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (“IVCLA”).
The Pushing Square, Los Angeles, California, USA. April 19, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Islamic Law Stance on Human Rights: A Forgotten Legal System or a
Question of Islamophobia and Extremism? International Law Society. University of
Toledo, College of Law, Ohio, USA. April 12, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Islam and Trump’s Administration: How It Will Work? THE WEEKLY
ISLAMIC LAW SEMINAR. University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Science’s
Religious and Culture Department, Chicago, Illinois, USA. April 11, 2017
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Presenter/Panelist: Egypt’s Rule of Law: Is It a Question of Non-Sense? Faculty
Colloquium. University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, and History
Department, Chicago, Illinois, USA. April 11, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: The Arab Spring, Radicalism, and Terrorism: Is it One Box and
Lessons from Egypt. Creighton University Department of Political Science, Nebraska,
USA. April 6, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Pineapples in Paradise: Does Islam Support Human Rights and Why
is that a Good Thing? CREIGHTON INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW JOURNAL
ANNUAL LECTURE AND THE SENATOR ALLEN A. SEKT ENDOWED CHAIR IN LAW.
Creighton University School of Law, Nebraska, USA. April 6, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Journalism and Media Status Quo in Egypt: The Egyptian Legal
System on Freedom of Press and Information, Constitutional or Not? (Interview Call with
Zane Moses and the story will be published in US Capitol New Service). Maryland, USA.
April 5, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: National Security Concept: A Comparative Analysis between National
Security Interests’ Definition within the Egyptian Law and the American Law. [Guest
Speaker in a National Security Law Class] Texas A&M University School of Law, Texas,
USA. April 3, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Transitional Justice: The Seeds of Real Democratic Change: Whither
Egypt between Secular and Divine Law? The American Constitution Society for Law and
Policy. Texas A&M University School of Law, Texas, USA. April 3, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Egypt and the Fight against Islamic Terrorism: Is it a Question of
International Criminal Law, Domestic Law or Retaliation? Graduate Studies Program
Lectures’ Series. Wayne State University School of Law, Detroit, Michigan. March 28,
2017
Presenter/Panelist: Human Rights under the Umbrella of Islamic Law: The Reality of the
Story. Faculty/Graduate Studies Colloquium. Indiana University Michael Maurer School
of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. March 24, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Democracy and Authoritarianism: Comparing Governments What
Matter is Success. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 25th Anniversary Conference
on Globalization and Legal Studies: The Next 25 Years. Indiana University Michael
Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. March 23, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: The Islamic State (ISIS/Da‘esh) Methods of Induction, Recruitment,
and Operations in Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula. THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,
National Security Committee, International Law Section (Conference Call). New York,
USA. March 22, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: International Criminal Law on Terrorism: Egypt, Where You Going?
Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. February 23, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Human Rights in Islamic Law: Is It Real or Fake? Valparaiso
University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. February 22, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Will Trump Trumps in his Immigration Policies? Executive Orders
Significance and Implications on Muslims. Guerrilla Forum. Indiana University Robert
H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. February 9, 2017
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Presenter/Panelist: Channeling Fears and Frustration into Provocative Accountability:
Trump’s Administration. Islamic Law Association and International Law Society.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
January 25, 2017
Presenter/Panelist: Egypt War on Terrorism: The Application of International Criminal
Law and Islamophobia. The Middle Eastern Political Studies Program/Association.
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. December 15, 2016
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): The Third Winter School on Human Rights Within
Arab Spring: Islamic Law, Comparative Arab Law, and Human Rights Law. The
University of Groningen School of Liberal Arts (International Relations Program),
Research in Ethics and Globalization Center (“REGC”), Groningen, The Netherlands.
December 12-18, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: (with the Former Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament, Professor Dr.
Ahmad F. Sorour): The Role of the National Judge in Prosecuting International Crimes
and the Role of International Humanitarian Law. The Egyptian Criminal Law Association
and the International Committee for the Red Cross (“ICRC”) Annual Meeting. Sonesta
Hotel, Cairo, Egypt. November 19, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: “Plural Sharie‘a”: A Liberal Interpretation of the Sharie‘a
Constitutional Clause of the 2014 Egyptian Constitution. University of Brasília Faculty of
Law (UnB). Brasília, Brasil. October 13, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: International Terrorism, Extremism, and ISIS: Global Justice, Quo
Vadis? Fundação Escola Superior Website Como Chegar, Fundação Escola Superior do
MPDFT (Supreme Foundational School within the Ministry of Public Prosecution,
FESMPDFT). Brasília, Brasil. October 11, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Terrorism in the Arab and Muslim World: Whither ISIS? Centro
Cultural Brasil-Turquia (Brasilian Turkish Cultural Center, CCBT). Brasília, Brasil.
October 4, 2016
Presenter/Panelist (Discussant): Global Symposium on Constitutional Amendments and
Replacement in Latin America. University of Brasília Faculty of Law (UnB). Brasília,
Brasil. September 29-30, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Islamic Criminal Law versus Brazilian Criminal Law: Brazilian
Criminal Justice between Lacuna and Possible Routes. The 7th Annual Sympoisum of
International Criminal Sciences (Anual da Ciência Penal Internacional). Pontifical
Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRG). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil. September 13, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Islamic Criminal Law and Criminal Procedures: Between East and the
West. International Legal Seminar. Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS),
São Leopoldo, Brazil. September 12, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Transitional Justice and Human Rights in the Middle East: The
Islamic Law Status Quo. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRG).
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. September 8-9, 2016
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): Third Summer School on Transitional Justice and
the Politics of Memory. Accountability and Criminal Transitional Justice within the Arab
Spring? The University of Groningen School of Political Science, Research in Ethics and
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Globalization Center (“REGC”), and The University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Cres, Croatia. July 3-July 15, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: International Terrorism and Judicial Applications: Egypt as a Case
Study. The University Center of Brasília (UNICEUB), Brasília, Brasil, DF. June 7, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Aspects on Commercial and Business Law under Islamic (Sharie‘a)
Law: Iran as a Case Study. Ministério Da Fazenda (Ministry of Finance) (SAIN).
Brasília, Brasil, DF. May 19, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Brazilian Terrorism Law and The Experience of the Counter-terrorism
Laws in Arab, European, and American Legal Systems. Andarda OAB/DF (Brazilian Bar
Association), Brasília, Brasil, DF. May 17, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Whiter Corruption? Transparency and Integrity in Financial Markets
and Corporate Governance. Third Annual Conference on Governance and Legal
Regulations of Capital Markets, Kuwait International Law School, Doha, Kuwait. May
10-11, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Consumer Law in Egypt and under Islamic Law. PROCON Consumer
Law Firm, NovoHamburgo, Porto Alegre, Brasil, April 6, 2016 (Procon recebe visita de
professor do Egito),
http://an.novohamburgo.rs.gov.br/modules/noticias/article.php?storyid=68354&tit=Proco
n-recebe-visita-de-professor-do-Egito
Presenter/Panelist: Islamic Human Rights Law, Islamic Financial and Contract Laws, and
Banking Systems: What’s New? Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS),
São Leopoldo, Brazil. April 6, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Democracy, Human Rights, and Arab Spring: Egypt and Brazil.
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRG) Press. Porto Alegre, Rio
Grande do Sul, Brazil. April 4, 2016
Presenter/Panelist: Arab Spring versus International Fall: Quo Vadis and The Seeds of
Change? The American Latin Institute for Advanced Studies, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. March 30, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaIaAvIFgEQ
Presenter/Panelist: International Terrorism, Islamic Law, and Refugees Crises. ZERO
HORA JOURNAL (INTERVIEW BY RODRIGO LOPES). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil. March 29, 2016,
http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/noticias/proa/noticia/2016/06/mohammed-arafa-so-bombas-
nao-estao-funcionando-5825693.html
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): The Second Winter School on Human Rights
Within Arab Spring Transitions: Islamic Law and Human Rights Law. The University of
Groningen School of Political Science, Research in Ethics and Globalization Center
(“REGC”), Groningen, The Netherlands. December 14-18, 2015
Presenter/Panelist: The Egyptian Democracy: Transition or Failure? (LIFE INTERVIEW by
the Egyptian National Television (Channel 5), Alexandria, Egypt. November 18, 2015
Presenter/Panelist: The Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: The Important Recommended
Laws for the House of Representatives (LIFE INTERVIEW by the Egyptian National
Television (Channel 5), Alexandria, Egypt. October 3, 2015
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Presenter/Panelist: Legal Education in the Arab World and Islamic Constitutionalism.
The Second Annual Scientific and Research Conference on Advancement in Education,
Science, and Technology at the Center Of Excellence for Scientific and Research
Journalism, Dubai, The United Arab Emirates. August 26-27, 2015
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): Second Summer School on Transitional Justice and
the Politics of Memory. Accountability and Criminal Transitional Justice within the Arab
Spring? The University of Groningen School of Political Science, Research in Ethics and
Globalization Center (“REGC”), and The University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Cres, Croatia, June 21-July 3, 2015
Moderator/Discussant: Law and Revolution: Constitutionalism, Constituent Power, and
Constitutional Change. Law and Society Annual Meeting. The Westin Seattle and the
University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington State, USA. May 27-31,
2015
Presenter/Panelist: The Tale of Post-Arab Spring in Egypt: The Struggle of Civil Society
Against a Janus-Faced State. Law and Society Annual Meeting. The Westin Seattle and
the University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington State, USA. May 27-31,
2015
Presenter/Panelist: Egyptian Constitution between Theory and Practice: Have Lots, Have
Not’s. The Contemporary Issues of Criminal Justice Systems. [ONLINE VIA SKYPE].
Onati, Spain. May 22, 2015
Presenter/Panelist: What’s Going On? Political Islam, Modernity, Terrorism, Arab
Spring, And Egypt Under President ‘Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. [ONLINE VIA SKYPE]. The
Univates University School of Law, Lajeado, Brazil. April 27, 2015
Presenter/Panelist: Judicial Corporal Punishment in the United States?! Lessons from
Islamic Criminal Law for Curing the Ills of Mass Incarceration. The American Society of
Comparative Law: The Younger Comparativists Annual Conference (“YCC”). Florida
State University School of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. April 16-17, 2015
Presenter/Panelist: Egypt Still in Transition under President el-Sisi: Have Lots, Have
Not’s? Montclair State University, Department of Justice Studies, Montclair, New Jersey,
USA. April 15, 2015
Presenter/Panelist: Current Developments in the Middle East: The Arab Winter, Fighting
Terrorism, and Egypt under President ‘Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Middle Eastern Law Students
Association, The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Saint Louis,
Missouri, USA. March16, 2015
Participated (Presenter in an informal session): Arab Spring or Winter? Strategies for
Fighting Universal Terrorism in Both the Middle East and the West. Law and War: An
International Humanitarian Law Workshop, University of Illinois College of Law (with
the cooperation of the American Red Cross), Urbana Champaign, Illinois, USA.
February 14-15, 2015
Presenter/Panelist: Lasting Effects of the "Arab Spring" and the Differences in Teaching
Law in the United States Verses Egypt. [IS IT LEGAL? LIVE INTERVIEW VIA POD BEAN
WITH DAVID PLOUGH], available at: http://isitlegal.podbean.com/e/mohamed-
arafa/#.VRxbhierzik.facebook, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. February 13, 2015
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Presenter/Panelist: International Legal Education, International Research’s
Methodologies, and International Publications Workshop. ‘Ain Shams University School
of Law, Cairo, Egypt. December 22, 2014
Presenter/Panelist: The 6th Annual Conference of The Arab Society for Commercial and
Maritime Law (“ACCML”) on "Some Issues for Development And Rule of Law." The
Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (College of
International Transport and Logistics), Cairo, Egypt. December 21, 2014
Presenter/Panelist: Human Rights Status Quo in the Middle East After the Arab Spring:
Freedom of Expression. The Annual Evening Program of Amnesty International’s
Commemoration of International Human Rights Day, Groningen, The Netherlands.
December 10, 2014. (The news about this talk was part of an article that appeared in the
Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/engy-abdelkader/celebrating-muslims-
who-p_b_6282220.html)
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): The First Winter School on Human Rights Within
Arab Spring Transitions: Islamic Law and Human Rights Law. The University of
Groningen School of Political Science, Research in Ethics and Globalization Center
(“REGC”), Groningen, The Netherlands. December 7-18, 2014
Presenter: The New Egyptian Constitution: Prospects for Real Democracy. [Richard
Albert-co-author] Recent Developments in Egypt: Video Interview Featuring Mohamed
Arafa, INT.’L CONST. L. BLOG, (SKYPE LIVE INTERVIEW), available at:
http://www.iconnectblog.com/2014/09/video-interview-the-new-egyptian-constitution-
featuring-mohamed-arafa/, Alexandria, Egypt. September 17, 2014
Presenter/Panelist (Faculty Member): Summer School on Arab Spring Transitions:
Elections and Citizenship. Sousse University Faculty of Law and Political Science
(Sousse) and The University of Groningen School of Political Science, Research in Ethics
and Globalization Center (“REGC”) (The Netherlands), Sousse, Tunisia. August 1-15,
2014
Presenter/Panelist: Arab Model Laws: The Concept, Successful Models, and An Agenda
for the Future. Arab Model Law Against Corruption: A Future Agenda for Arab States
within Arab Spring Revolutions. League of Arab States, Grand Hayyat Hotel,
Casablanca, Morocco. June 18-19, 2014
Presenter/Panelist: The Unexpected Trials of Egyptian Leaders: Fair or Not?
International Development Research Center, Balsillie School of International Affairs,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. May 5-7, 2014
Presenter/Panelist: Future Generations and Civil Society in Economic Development
Workshop: The Freedom of Information Laws and the Role of the Egyptian Draft Law in
the Fight Against Corruption. The American University Cairo (“AUC”), Cairo, Egypt.
March 9, 2014
Participated: Law and Social Justice: The Concept of Social Justice within the Arab
Spring Uprisings. The Alexandria School of Law Annual Symposium, Helnan Palestine
Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt. February 18-19, 2014
Presenter/Panelist: Transitional Justice in the Middle East: Transitional Justice and the
Criminal Liability in Fighting Corruption. Georgetown University School of Foreign
Services, Doha, Qatar. February 15-16, 2014
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Presenter/Panelist: Aspects on Corruption and Freedom of Information Law (“FOI”): Is It
Possible? The Arab Society for Commercial and Maritime Law (“ACCML”), Alexandria,
Egypt. February 12, 2014
Presenter/Panelist: Egypt and the Transitional Justice After Its Two Uprisings: Is That A
Possible Way to Fight Corruption? Alexandria Bibliotheque, Alexandria, Egypt.
December 17, 2013 (VIA SKYPE),
http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1391985#.UqqKJ_RDub8&http://massai.ahr
am.org.eg/News/1592/53/116798/بمكتبة-االنتقالية-العدالة-إلى-والطريق-مصر-مؤتمر/عاجلة-أخبار-
aspx.ال
Presenter/Panelist: Egypt: Against Religious Fascism and Legal Authoritarianism—Pure
Revolution, Popular Coup, or a Military Coup d’état? Indiana University Robert H.
McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. December 3, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: Anti-Corruption Initiatives in the Arab World: Anti-Corruption
Initiatives in the Arab Spring Revolutions. Harvard Arab Weekend (“HAW”), Harvard
University School of Law, Boston, USA. November 7-10, 2013,
http://harvardarabweekend.org/
Presenter/Panelist: Whither Egypt? Real Democracy or Legitimate Authoritarianism?
Boston University College of Law, Boston, USA. November 8, 2013
Participated: The American Society of Comparative Law Annual Meeting (“ASCL”):
Private Law within Conflict of Law Perspectives. William H. Bowen University School of
Law, Littlerock, Arkansas, USA. October 10-12, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: What’s Next for Egypt: Notes from the Ground. Southern Methodist
University Dedeman College of Humanities and Science (Embrey Human Rights
Program) (SMU), Texas, USA. October 8, 2013,
http://www.smu.edu/~/media/Site/Dedman/HumanRights/egypt.ashx
Presenter/Panelist: Law and Politics in Post-Revolutionary Egypt: Second Revolution,
Coup, Fear or Reform? Texas A
& M (Wesleyan) University School of Law, Texas, USA. October 8, 2013,
http://law.tamu.edu/Home/HomeHiddenPages/UpcomingEvents/LawandPoliticsinPost-
RevolutionaryEgypt.aspx
Presenter: Recent Developments in Egypt: Prospects for Real Democracy. [Richard
Albert-co-author] Recent Developments in Egypt: Interview with Mohamed Arafa, INT’L
J. CONST. L. BLOG, (SKYPE LIVE INTERVIEW), available at:
http://www.iconnectblog.com/2013/09/new-developments-in-egypt-interview-with-
mohamed-arafa, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. September 10, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: Aspects on the Freedom of Information Law (“FOI”) and its Role in
Fighting Corruption. The Flamenco Hotel, Cairo, Egypt. June 26, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: The Arab Spring within the Egyptian Revolution: Past, Present, and
Future. The Columbus Learning Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. April 23, 2013
Co-Chair/Presenter/Panelist, and Moderator: New Voices in Comparative Law. Egypt
Between Fear and Reform in its 2012 Constitution: The Fail to Protect the Fundamental
Human Rights Over and Over Again. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of
Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. April 17-18, 2013
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Presenter/Panelist: Tunisian Legal Reform: Justice Sector Reform in Tunisia. Corruption
as a Universal Crime and Ways to Combat it in the Arab Spring Revolutions. The
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington D.C., USA. March8, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: The Third Annual Workshop on International and Comparative Law:
President Mursi’s Egypt Arab Spring: Does Egypt Will Continue to be a Civil State or
under the Umbrella of Islamic (Sharie‘a) Law and Islamism? Center on Law, Innovation,
and Economic Growth. The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Saint
Louis, Missouri, USA. March1-2, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: Political Corruption in Egypt Realm and the Debate Over the New
Constitution in Foreign Policy. Indiana University Purdue University School of
Environmental and Public Affairs (“SEPA”), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. February 14,
2013
Presenter/Panelist: Crossroads East and West: Visions of the Economy in the Islamic and
Western Legal Traditions International Workshop, Islamic Policy of Environmental
Conservation: Is That a Possibility? International University Turin College, Turin, Italy,
February 4-5, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: Issues of Global Law, Economic Policy, Social Justice, and
Governance: Corruption and Reform in Post-Revolution Egypt, Institute for Global Law
and Policy 2013 Workshop, Harvard Law School, Doha, Qatar. January 4-14, 2013
Presenter/Panelist: Towards a Culture for Accountability: A New Dawn for Egypt,
Fighting Conventional and Unconventional Corruption and The Rule of Law,
International Law Weekend. Fordham Law School, New York, USA. October25-27, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: Reasserting Egypt: Towards a New Criminal Justice System in Egypt
After January Revolution: Egyptian and Islamic Perspectives. Inaugural International
Students Speaker Series “Criminal Law Around the World: A Comparative Perspective”
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
October 23, 2012
Participated: China’s First Ten Years in the WTO: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
October5, 2012
Presenter/Panelist (“Moderator”): Emerging Voices in Islamic Jurisprudence: Islamic
Law and its Effect on Islamic Communities. JOURNAL OF LAW AND RELIGION ANNUAL
SYMPOSIUM. Hamline University School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
September 27-30, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: Comparative Law: Legal Foundations, Investment, Competition, and
Commercial Law in Islam and Other Major Legal Systems. Johns Hopkins University,
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (“The Protection Project of
the Foreign Policy Institute”) and Mofid University, Hyatt Regency, Dushanbe,
Tajikistan. August 25-26, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: The American Society of Comparative Law: New Perspectives in
Comparative Law Conference. The Rights of the Elderly in the Arab Middle East: Islamic
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Theory versus Arabic Practice. The George Washington University School of Law,
Washington D.C., USA. April 20, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: Governing After the Arab Spring: Islam Plus Democracy Equal What?
The Muslim Law Students Association, International Law Society, & The Egyptian
American Rule of Law Association (“EARLA”). The Georgetown University Law Center,
Washington D.C., USA. April 19, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: Reasserting Egypt: Towards a New Legal Educational System in
Egypt After January Revolution. Inaugural International Students Speaker Series—
“Global Legal Education in the Twenty-First Century” Indiana University Robert H.
McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. April 12, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: The Second Annual Workshop on International and Comparative
Law: The Egyptian Revolution and the Trial of the Last Pharaoh. Center on Law,
Innovation, and Economic Growth. The Washington University in St. Louis School of
Law, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. March 30-31, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: Recent Developments in the War on Corruption: The United States
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and Beyond. Towards A New Anti-Corruption
Law in New Egypt After Mubarak: Based on a Comparative Study Between the FCPA,
Anti-Bribery Egyptian Law, and Islamic Law. Indiana International and Comparative
Law Review “II&CLR” Annual Symposium, Indiana University Robert H.McKinney
School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. March 2, 2012
Presenter/Panelist: Modern Global Revolution Annual Symposium. The Aftermath of
Revolution: Humanitarian, Legal, and Political Consequences. Mubarak Criminal
Liability: Is it a Fair Trial After Revolution or a Dramatic Serious? Michigan State
International Law Review “MILR”, Michigan State University College of Law, East
Lansing, Michigan, USA. February 16-17, 2012
Participated: The American Bar Association (“ABA”) Judicial Clerkship Program
(“JCP”). American Bar Association (“ABA”) Council on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in
the Educational Pipeline and the ABA Judicial Division. Sheraton New Orleans, New
Orleans, Louisiana, USA. February 2-4, 2012
Participated: Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Symposium. The America Invents
Act: Patent Law’s New Lease on Life. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of
Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. December 2, 2011
Participated: Doctoral (“SJD/Ph.D.”) and Masters (“LL.M.”) Dissertation Thesis’s
Organization Workshop (with Professor Dr. Frank Emmert). Indiana University Robert
H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. October 28, 2011
Presenter/Panelist: International Law Hour Event, International Law Society (“ILS”): The
Program in International and Comparative Law (“PICL”), International Human Rights
Law (“PIHRL”), and American Law for Foreign Lawyers (“PALFL”). Indiana University
Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. October 27, 2011 and
March 1, 2012
Participated: International Human Rights Law Education, Research, and Advocacy for
Women’s Right to Freedom of Expression and Political Participation from Yemen. The
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Program in International Human Rights Law (“PIHRL”).Indiana University Robert H.
McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. October 11, 2011
Presenter/Panelist: Aspects on The United Nations Convention Against Corruption
(“UNCAC”). The Arab Society for Commercial and Maritime Law (“ACCML”),
Alexandria, Egypt. September 5, 2011
Presenter/Panelist: An Evening Impact: Legal Education in Egypt [WORLD LEARNING
ALUMNI], International Development and Exchange Programs (USAID—TAPRII,
Capacity Building Services, 2007—2009), The Pennsylvania Club, New York, USA. May
12, 2011
Presenter/Panelist: What does the Uprising Mean in Egypt, the Middle East, the United
States of America, and in Indiana? Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of
Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. April 4, 2011
Presenter/Panelist: The Concept of Ijtihad in Islamic Law. Indiana University Robert H.
McKinney School of Law, Indiana, USA. March 23, 2011
Participated: The Georgetown Legal Clinic Workshop on How to Apply the United
States’ Legal Clinic Perspective on The First Egyptian Legal Clinic Established by
Alexandria University, School of Law within the Participant of The Johns Hopkins
University, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (“The Protection
Project of the Foreign Policy Institute”). The Georgetown University Law Center,
Washington, D.C., USA. November 3, 2010
Participated: The Fifth Annual Symposium on The US Trafficking Victims Protection
Act and the UN Trafficking Protocol: Ten Years Later. Johns Hopkins University, The
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (“The Protection Project of the
Foreign Policy Institute”), Washington, D.C.,USA. November 2, 2010
Participated: The Third Annual National Institute on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(“FCPA”). American Bar Association (“ABA”), Criminal Justice Section and the ABA
Center for Continuing the Legal Education in Co-operation with the Section of
International Law. The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C., USA. October 21-22, 2010
Participated: Mexico in Transition: The Judicial and the Criminal Justice System
Conference. The United States Legal Perspective on Mexican Criminal Law. Indiana
University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. September
26, 2010
Presenter/Panelist: Corporate Social Responsibility: Progress and Prospects for
Multinational Business. Indiana International and Comparative Law Review “II&CLR”
Symposium, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA. March 25-26, 2010
Participated: The American Society of Comparative Law Annual Meeting (“ASCL”):
Public Law Perspectives. Roger Williams University School of Law, Road Island, New
York, USA. October 1-3, 2009
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Participated: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law: Master of Laws
United States and (“LL.M.”) Egypt Program / Alexandria University School of Law
Campus, International Business and Commercial Law Track Courses Audit:
International Business Transactions (“IBT”), European Union (“EU”) Law: Foundations
and Doing Business in International Market, World Trade Organization (“WTO”) Law,
Alexandria, Egypt. November 2009–May 2009, and International Commercial
Arbitration June 2011
Participated: The Third Arabic Conference for Commercial and Maritime Law
(“ACCML”): Rotterdam Rules 2009: Uniformity versus Diversity for the Law of
Carriage of Goods by Sea, A Euro-Arab Perspective, Alexandria Bibliotheca,
Alexandria, Egypt. April 18-20, 2009
Participated: Ambassador’s Program (“People to People Program”): Receiving a
Delegation of American Law Professors from Vanderbilt University School of Law and
Lawyers. Alexandria University School of Law, Alexandria, Egypt. (“Honored as an
Alexandria University Law School Distinguished Junior Faculty Member at AMIDEAST”)
March 2009
Participated: Cairo International Model United Nations Conference (“CIMUN”): Inter-
colligates Model United Nations (“U.N.”) Programs outside North America and the
Largest one in the Middle East, American University (“AUC”), United Nations
Headquarters, Cairo, Egypt. March 2009
Participated: The Law and Economics of the Real Estate Dilemma in Egypt: Between
Economic Reality and Legal Regulation. The Alexandria School of Law Annual
Symposium, Helton Green Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt. October 26-27, 2008
Presented: Lifting the Fog on Islam: Background on Islam and Sharie‘a Law. University
of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. May 2008 (Law and Recent
Philosophy Class in the LL.M. program)
Presented: How to Apply the Egyptian Criminal Law to the Offences Committed Abroad
(Outside) the Egyptian Territory? University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford,
Connecticut, USA. October 2007 (Introduction to American Law Class in the LL.M.
program)
Presented: Introduction and Overview about the Egyptian Laws: Principles of Egyptian
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Systems. The German Center (“GOTA”), Alexandria,
Egypt. February/March, 2007
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Middle East Regional Rounds of the Price Media Law Moot Court Program (Role as an
Appellate Judge and sited in the Final Panel). The Program in Comparative Media Law
and Policy. University of Oxford. The Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and
Maritime Transport and ‘Ain Shaims University School of Law, Cairo, Egypt. February
1-4, 2016, http://pricemootcourt.socleg.ox.ac.uk/2015/09/middle-east-regional-rounds-
2015-16/
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First International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition. International Committee
of the Red Cross. (Role as a Coach of Alexandria University Law School Team). Cairo
University School of Law, Cairo, Egypt. March 7-8, 2016,
https://www.icrc.org/ar/document/egypt-IHL-Competition
Moot Court Appellate Judge (Role as an Appellate Judge), The 2013 Fall Honorable
Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition (judging the competition’s teams),
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. September and October 2013
Intensive French Course. Centre Culturel Francais d’Alexandrie, Alexandria, Egypt.
Nevou (Level) Cinq= Five (220 hours). August 2008
Credit Hours System Course. FACULTY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER
(“FLDC”), Alexandria, Egypt. July 2007
Team Building and Presentation Skills Course. AMIDEAST, Alexandria, Egypt. July 2007
Legal Affairs, Effective Teaching, and Research Methodology Courses. FACULTY AND
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER (“FLDC”), Alexandria, Egypt. June 2007
Communication and Presentation Skills Course. FACULTY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
CENTER (“FLDC”), Alexandria, Egypt. May 2007
Advanced English Course. AMIDEAST, Alexandria, Egypt. March 2007 – May 2007
International Computer Driving License, NEW HORIZONS, Alexandria, Egypt. Advanced
Microsoft Office Course (“MOS”) (“ICDL”). March 2007 – May 2007
Technical Information: (Computer Literacy)
-Advanced Computer Training in Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ultimate
-Experience in utilizing MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access) 2003–
2010
-Internet Legal Research (WESTLAW, LEXISNEXIS, AND HEIN ONLINE)
TOEFL: IBT PREPARATION Course. AMIDEAST, Alexandria, Egypt. December 2006
English Legal Terminology and Contract Translation Course. Arab Academy for Science,
Technology, and Maritime Transport (“College of Business Management”), Alexandria,
Egypt (Top 1% of the Class), August 2006
ACADEMIC AWARDS
-Appreciation Certificate from Andarda (The Brazilian Bar Association) (May 2016 &
September 2017)
-Appreciation Certificates as a Visiting Assistant Professor from Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio Grande do Sul Faculty of Law (PUCRS) and Universidade do Vale do
Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (April 2016) and (September 2017)
-Peer Reviewer at Universidad Colegio Mayor du Condinam a Raca, Facultad de
DerEcho (Revista Mision Juridical) Honor Certicacion (Certificate) de la Colidad de
Par (Columbia, April 2016)
-The Institute for Global Law and Policy 2013 Workshop “Honored and Attendance”
Certificate, Harvard Law School, Doha, Qatar (January 2013)
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The “Public Mediation Policy” Intensive Program “Honored and Attendance (PMP)”
Certificate, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (August 2012)
-The American Bar Association (“ABA”) Judicial Clerkship Program (“JCP”)
“Honored” Certificate and a “Thank You Letter”, The ABA Council on Racial and Ethnic
Diversity in the Educational Pipeline and the ABA Judicial Division (February 2012)
-The Second and Third Annual Workshops on International and Comparative Law
“Honored” Certificate, The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (March
2012) & (March 2013)
-Alexandria University School of Law Full Scholarship for Studies in the Doctor of
Juridical Science (“S.J.D./Ph.D.”) Program at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney
School of Law (August 2009–May 2013)
-USAID Full Scholarship for Studies in the Law Master of Laws (“LL.M.”) Program at
the University of Connecticut School of Law (August 2007–May 2008)
-Law School Dean’s List throughout the Course of my Studies, Scholarships Rewarded
each Semester Towards Payments for Academic Books, and Financial Scholarship
Rewarded throughout the Semesters, Alexandria University School of Law (September
2004–January 2006)
MEMBERSHIPS
-The International Center for Criminal Sciences (“ICCS”), Egypt Legal Advisor.
Gramado, Brasil (September 2017—present)
-The Egyptian Association of the Criminal Law. Cairo, Egypt (November 2016—present)
-The Arab Society for Commercial and Maritime Law (“ACCML”) [PERMANENT
MEMBER]. Alexandria, Egypt (November 2008—present)
-The American Bar Association (“ABA”) (January 2012—present)
-The Egyptian American Rule of Law Association (“EARLA”). Washington D.C.,
(March 2012—present) -Chair Committee of The Egyptian American Rule of Law Association (“EARLA”)
Arabic Translation Working Group, Washington D.C. (April 2012—present)
-The American Bar Association (“ABA”) Dispute Resolution, Business Law, and
Educational Committees Program (July 2012—present)
-Council on International Law and Politics (“CILP”), Chicago, Illinois (September
2012—present), http://www.cilpnet.org/
-Affiliates Advisory Group of the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) (April
2014—October 2015), http://ascl.org/younger-comparativists/affiliates-advisory-group/
LANGUAGES
Arabic – Native
English – Writing, Speaking, and Listening –Fluent
French – Writing, Speaking, and Listening –Conversant
Brazilian Portuguese Writing, Speaking, and Listening –at the very beginning
References Available upon Request