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Free download. Dr. Abou El Fadl discusses Shariah in the modern context including its manifestations in Egypt and misrepresentations in the West. Dr. Abou El Fadl delivered this lecture, the 2011 Kenner Annual Lecture at Lehigh University on September 13, 2011.

Dr. Abou El Fadl is often interviewed in Arabic. Here is a collection all things Arabic.

Free Download. Dr. Abou El Fadl sets out the Islamic values and principles that govern the Islamic State.

EXCERPT: "...In short, the Egyptian Revolution marks the return to a long-rooted humanistic tradition in Islam in which religion plays a prominent role in civil society, but without suffocating and dominating it..."

Free Download. In the third and final installment of the series, Dr. Abou El Fadl discusses Shariah Law, Islamophobia and the controversies around the growing movement to adopt anti-Shariah legislation in the U.S.

Free Download. In Part 2 of the series, at the time of the Egyptian Revolution, Dr. Abou El Fadl discusses Egypt, the revolution and the role of Shariah. With extended Q&A.

Free Download. In the first of the series, he answers the question, "Does it matter?" when it comes to Islamophobia and its real impacts domestically and internationally. He lays the foundation for understanding the basis of Islamophobia and the real costs paid.

Dr. Abou El Fadl discusses Sharia Law on Thinking Aloud, Brigham Young University Radio, April 8, 2011. Excellent!

Free Download. The most concrete and transformative insights on what is at the core of Islam and how Muslims today can put ideas into practice in countering the rise of Islamophobia today. A must-listen for every Muslim.

Free Download in 2 Parts. Lecture on how Muslim minorities have succeeded in non-Muslim environments in the past, and lessons learned for Muslims living in America today. Delivered at the Islamic Center of Southern California on 3.28.2010. Second part is luncheon discussion after the lecture.

Dr. Abou El Fadl is often asked to address groups of Muslim youths (aged 18 to 30) about issues especially relevant for younger generations of Muslims and the specific challenges that confront them as they navigate their place and identity in the modern age, particularly in the West. While these discussions are addressed to a younger audience, they are also extremely relevant for Muslims of all ages.

Free Download in 3 Parts. Dr. Abou El Fadl holds a Q&A with a group of Muslim youth exploring issues of Muslim identity, finding faith, and other challenges confronting the young generation of Muslims today.

Dr. Abou El Fadl met with Muslim and non-Muslim undergraduates from Stanford University on the theme of Exploring the Muslim-American identity. Insightful discussion on the dynamics of what happens when youth are expected to sit in the "witness box" and testify as to what Islam is and isn't given the current climate in the West.

Links to the video recording of Dr. Abou El Fadl's complete master course discussing his school of thought in Islamic law and its applications to the current state of Islam and Muslims.

Free Downloads on Dr. Abou El Fadl's Commentaries on Surahs Al-Fatiha; Al-Alaq; Al-'Asr; Al-Fil; Al-Quraish; Al-Ma'un; Al-Kauthar; Al-Kafirun; Al-Lahab; Al-Ikhlas; Al-Falaq; and An-Nas

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6 Free Downloads including Muslim Women Jurists in Islamic History; Philosophy and Theology; Shariah; American Muslims and Postmodernism; and Discourse: The Process of Knowledge

Free Download. Delivered at Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies on March 5, 2008. The famous lecture that Daniel Pipes, Campus Watch, Andrew Bostom and other Islamophobes love to misrepresent. Hear it for yourself!

Free Download in 4 Parts. Dr. Abou El Fadl examines the legal evidence and history for and against the Islamic position on women wearing the hijab.

Free Download. On the dynamics of investing in a partnership with God, and what it means to build a partnership with God.

Free Download. Khaled Abou El Fadl lectures at the Annual Meeting of Seicho-No-Ie on the topic of "What is Islam?" A lecture delivered to a non-Muslim audience, which discusses the beginnings of Islam, the Prophet Muhammed and the moral and ethical teachings of the religion. Excellent for every audience!

Regarding the US Commission on International Religious Freedom

Part of the challenge that both Muslims and non-Muslims confront is to develop a coherent way of speaking about the differences between what we intuitively know to be the mainstream of Islam and another form of Islam that shocks and disturbs a lot of people.