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Felicitas Opwis

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Felicitas Opwis is an associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at Georgetown University. Her primary research looks at the development of legal theory in historical context and the relationship between religious law and political authority. She received her Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic studies from Yale University.

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