National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML) is an organization of

muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

lawyers founded in 1996 as 'Muslim JD'. In 2000, it was renamed to its current name. NAML conducts an annual conference with over hundred legal professionals participating in it. It is a 501(c)(6) organization according to the

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in the year 2001. According to a brief in the Supreme Court (USA), NAML is the premier organization for American muslim lawyers and ''"NAML’s activities include organizing educational programs on current legal topics of interest, supporting regional Muslim

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s, and serving the law-related needs of the general public through community service efforts."'' In 2005, the organization Muslim Advocates was founded as extension of NAML. In 2007,

Shari'ah Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the ...

expert and president emeritus of NAML,

Mohammad Fadel Mohammad Fadel is a Professor and Toronto Research Chair for the Law and Economics of Islamic Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is a member in the board of directors of NAML and Muslim Advocates. He researches Sharia Shar ...

, who teaches law at the

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, quoted a Muslim jurist as saying that in Islamic law, when spouses disagree as to whether the husband has exercised lawful discipline or used excessive violence, it is presumed that the wife is telling the truth unless the husband is known for his piety. In 2017, the president of NAML, Asifa Quraishi-Landes criticised the law proposal American Laws for American Courts banning Sharia in

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spearheaded by

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stating ''"They see any acknowledgment of Sharia in American Muslim life as a first step to the Trojan Horse."'' In the murder case of Nabra Hassanen, NAML expected the criminal to receive a life sentence without parole.

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