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Iza Hussin
University of Chicago
Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
Dept of Political Science
Univ of Chicago
Chicago IL 60637
United States
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
19th-21st Centuries
Colonialism
Comparative
Gender/Women's Studies
Islamic Law
Islamic Studies
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies
World History
Geographic Areas of Interest
Indian Ocean Region
Islamic World
Southeast Asia
Specialties
Law And Society In The Muslim World
Islamic Law And Colonialism
Migrations Of Law
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
Malay (native)
English (native)
French (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2008 | Political Science | Univ of Washington
BA | 2000 | Social Studies | Harvard
MA | 2000 | Middle Eastern Studies | Harvard
Abstracts
The Politics of Islamic Law: Local Elites, Colonial Authority and the Making of Islamic Law Travelling Legacies: Two Trajectories of Law on Islam