Law school to host 25th Annual McElroy Lecture
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law will present the 25th Annual McElroy Lecture on Thursday, October 24, from 5 to 6 p.m. in room 226 on campus, 651 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit. Reception immediately following the lecture will take place in the atrium.
This year’s lecture, titled “Global Islamophobia, Lawfare and Warfare in the Mideast” will be presented by Khaled A. Beydoun. A scholar on constitution law, security and Islamophobia, Beydoun will examine how the War on Terror has expanded into a transnational legal and discursive projecting sanctioning Islamophobia against Muslim populations globally, which now spirals the Middle East into regional war.
Beydoun serves as a law professor at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. Professor Beydoun is author of the book “American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear,” co-editor of “Islamophobia and the Law” – published by University of Cambridge Press, and author of “The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims.”
Beydoun is a native of Detroit and earned degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, UCLA, and Harvard.
The McElroy Lecture Series seeks to educate students, legal professionals and the wider public on a variety of questions related to moral philosophy, freedom of conscience, the interaction of legal and religious institutions and the role of religion in public life.
To register for the 25th Annual McElroy Lecture, visit https://law.udmercy.edu and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.”
This year’s lecture, titled “Global Islamophobia, Lawfare and Warfare in the Mideast” will be presented by Khaled A. Beydoun. A scholar on constitution law, security and Islamophobia, Beydoun will examine how the War on Terror has expanded into a transnational legal and discursive projecting sanctioning Islamophobia against Muslim populations globally, which now spirals the Middle East into regional war.
Beydoun serves as a law professor at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. Professor Beydoun is author of the book “American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear,” co-editor of “Islamophobia and the Law” – published by University of Cambridge Press, and author of “The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims.”
Beydoun is a native of Detroit and earned degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, UCLA, and Harvard.
The McElroy Lecture Series seeks to educate students, legal professionals and the wider public on a variety of questions related to moral philosophy, freedom of conscience, the interaction of legal and religious institutions and the role of religion in public life.
To register for the 25th Annual McElroy Lecture, visit https://law.udmercy.edu and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.”
Roberts to speak at 2024 Rom/Rakow/Historical Society Luncheon Nov. 13
The Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, will host the 2024 Rom/Rakow/Historical Society Luncheon beginning at noon on Wednesday, November 13, at the Atheneum Hotel, 1000 Brush Street in Detroit.
Retired Judge Victoria Roberts will be this year’s Court Historical Society speaker. Roberts, joined JAMS in Detroit after 25 years of judicial service on the U.S. District Court bench for the Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to her long tenure on the federal bench, Roberts represented the United States, the State of Michigan, the Detroit Building Authority, the Economic Development Corporation for the City of Detroit, and the American Motors Company.
Cost for the luncheon is $45 for FBA members and $60 for non-members/guests. To register, visit https://fbamich.org and click on “calendar.”
Retired Judge Victoria Roberts will be this year’s Court Historical Society speaker. Roberts, joined JAMS in Detroit after 25 years of judicial service on the U.S. District Court bench for the Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to her long tenure on the federal bench, Roberts represented the United States, the State of Michigan, the Detroit Building Authority, the Economic Development Corporation for the City of Detroit, and the American Motors Company.
Cost for the luncheon is $45 for FBA members and $60 for non-members/guests. To register, visit https://fbamich.org and click on “calendar.”
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