Karima Bennoune
Karima Bennoune is the Homer G. Angelo and Ann Berryhill Endowed Chair and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the UC Davis School of Law and a former United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. [1][2]
Education
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School 1994
- M.A. Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School 1994
- Graduate Certificate, Women's Studies, University of Michigan 1994
- B.A. History and Semiotics, Brown University 1988 [2]
Career
Before coming to UC Davis, Bennoune was a Professor of Law and Arthur L. Dickson Scholar at Rutgers School of Law – Newark. [2]
She won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2014) for her book, “Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism.” [3][4]
References
- ^ "Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights." Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b c "Karima Bennoune". UC Davis School of Law. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "2014 winners". Dayton Peace Prize. September 24, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Karima Bennoune, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights". OHCHR. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links
Wikinews has related news:
- "Voices of Terrorism Victims" UN in Action No. 1579, an interview with Karima Bennoune about her colleague and former neighbor Chadli Hamza who was killed in the bombing; from UN Web TV's UN in Action
