Engy Abdelkader
Expert
Engy Abdelkader is an award-winning attorney and scholar who has worked with Muslims, Arabs and South Asians since 9/11 to address Islamophobia. Her research and writing explores religious freedom challenges confronting American Muslims, European Muslims and Burmese Rohingya, among others. The author of When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections, Abdelkader’s legal scholarship has been published in the Fordham International Law Journal, Asian American Law Journal at Berkeley Law and the UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, among other law journals. Her popular writing has appeared in TIME, CNN, Christian Science Monitor, Huffington Post, and other news outlets. Abdelkader holds two U.S. law degrees including credentials from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as a Constitutional Law teaching fellow and graduated with academic distinction.
Education
JD, Rutgers University School of Law; LLM, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Areas of Expertise
- Religion, Race, and Gender at the Intersection of Law, Politics, and Society
- Islamophobia
- International Religious Freedom
- Civil Liberties and National Security
- International Terrorism and Human Rights
- Immigration
- Women in Islam
Publications
Criminalizing the Muslim Brotherhood Helps Dictators and Hurts Americans
In his upcoming visit to Washington, Egypt’s Presi
09 June, 2017
Adult Bullying of Muslim Kids: A National Challenge
Did you know that October is national bullying pre
19 December, 2015Politics and Prejudice: Countering Islamophobia in the 2016 Presidential Race
If the last two elections are any indication, cand
05 June, 2015Study Finds Rising Religious Hostilities in Europe
According to a newly released Pew Research Center
17 January, 2014The Future of Women’s Rights in Tunisia
On January 14th Tunisians will mark the third anni
09 January, 2014Mosque Controversies in Europe (and Lessons Learned from the American Experience)
According to a 2012 research study conducted by Pe
02 January, 2014Human Trafficking: Muslim Women Vulnerable in Myanmar
Amid continued communal strife in Myanmar, Muslim
26 December, 2013Muslim Women and Children Confront Challenges in Myanmar
“I wouldn’t have to live this life if
19 December, 2013Meet 5 People Inspiring Peace
Peace has many faces. We often think of it as the
10 September, 2013Top Ten List: Muslims Who Save Lives
Last month, Rolling Stone featured Dzhokhar Tsarna
03 August, 201399.3% of Egyptian Women, Girls Have Been Sexually Harassed
New research from U.N. Women finds that 99.3 perce
04 June, 2013Who Are the Rohingya Muslims, and Why Should We Care?
On Monday, Burmese President Thein Sein is due to
19 May, 2013Ordinary Muslims Doing Extraordinary Things
Does a reference to Muslims trigger thoughts of fo
15 July, 2012Does Religion Matter? Time to End Profiling
Congress recently held a hearing titled, “En
20 April, 2012Profiling, as in NYPD Muslim Probe, Does Not Improve Security
In 2002, our federal government implemented the Na
20 April, 2012Using the Legacy of Muslim Women Leaders to Empower
Muslim women are steeped in stubborn stereotypes a
27 February, 2012Why We Must Learn America’s Islamic History
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blueR
25 January, 2012A Few Good Muslim Men — Honoring Those Who Honor Women
If the stereotypical Muslim woman is an oppressed
27 December, 2011Adverse Human Rights and Other Consequences of the Anti-Sharia Ban
“The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to
29 November, 2011Islamophobic Bullying in Our Schools
“You boys were so much fun on the 8th grade
24 October, 2011American Muslim Sister-Wives? Polygamy in the American Muslim Community
About a week or so ago, I was invited to participa
17 October, 2011What’s Pork Got to Do with It?
In 2004, I was working in Washington, D.C. with th
20 September, 20115 Myths about American Muslims 10 Years after 9/11
While 9/11 thrust the American Muslim community in
09 September, 2011Nazish Noorani, Domestic Abuse and American Muslims
While I did not know her, the story of her death h
23 August, 2011A Ramadan Prayer
Amid record rates of unemployment, mounting forecl
04 August, 2011The Question of Muslim Women’s Rights
The question of Muslim women’s rights is an
08 July, 2011
Other Work
Newseum: #5MRF: Stronger Together
The Muslim Ban, Anti-Sharia Bills, and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Secret Plan
This Ramadan, Curious George Teaches Kids About Islam and Muslims
From Eagle Scouts to prom queens, a different view of American Muslims
Are American Muslim Women Brave? How About Those in Europe?
How Muslim women are winning the 2016 campaign
Cornerstone: A Conversation on Religious Freedom and Its Social Implications
In France Islamophobia Threatens Religious Freedom for All
Burma Rohingya Muslims and Religious Freedom in Peril
Muslims Suffer Remain Extremely Vulnerable in the Central African Republic
Politics and Prejudice: Countering Islamophobia in the 2016 Presidential Race
Religious Profiles: Another Amazing American Muslim Woman (PHOTOS)
Muslim Women, Religious Freedom and EEOC v Abercrombie