
Muslim Lawyer Event to Tackle Big Issues of Faith, Bias and Law
Civil rights attorney Mariam Aydah knows what it’s like to be singled out for being a Muslim while practicing — and studying — law. A few incidents stand out in particular. Once, while handling a case, she was mistaken for a client, even after co-counsel introduced her as one of the client’s lawyers. Another time, while in college, a professor who often associated Muslims with terrorists offhandedly rejected a paper she wrote that presented Islam in a positive light. And […]