Harvard University has named Egyptian-American Harvard Law School graduate Hassan al-Shahawy as its next Harvard Law Review president, a title previously held by figures such as former US President Barack Obama. “Coming from a community routinely demonized in American public discourse, I hope this represents some progress, even if small and symbolic,” Shahawy told Reuters in an email. Shahawy graduated from Harvard in 2016 with a degree in History and Near Eastern Studies and joined Oxford as a researcher to obtain a Ph.D. in Oriental Studies and studied Islamic law. Shahawy’s plans moving forward are unclear, although he indicated the possibility of working as a lawyer in the public sphere or with a university education. Photo credit: Courtesy of Hassan Shahawy

Source: Egypt Independent February 10, 2021 14:15 UTC