For the first time in its 134-year history, the well - known legal publishing house Harvard Law Review was headed by a Muslim law student at Harvard University, Hassaan Shahawy , from Egypt. He expressed the hope that his election will signify " a growing respect in the US legal community for other legal traditions."

Hassaan Shahawy also said that his appointment to the position can be considered like some progress, which will reduce the level of demonization in the United States of the community that he represents.

Shahawy graduated from Harvard in 2016, majoring in history and Middle Eastern studies. Later, he attended the University of Oxford to get a doctorate in Oriental Studies and study Islamic law. He worked extensively with refugees and reformed the criminal justice system.

The Harvard Law Review is a law journal published by the independent student body of the Harvard Law School. Among the famous personalities who headed the publication in different years, former US President Barack Obama.


Source of information: reuters.com