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Shafiqa Ahmadi

Expert on diversity and legal protection of underrepresented students, including female Muslims and sexual assault survivors
  • Professor of Clinical Education
  • USC Rossier School of Education
Office: (213) 821-2259
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Expertise

  • the Muslim student experience
  • the Patriot Act, as it pertains to the academic freedom of Muslims
  • the status of women in Islam
  • the legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students
  • civil rights and discrimination in employment, housing and access to services
  • the First Amendment and the Fourth Amendment
  • survivors of sexual assault, including male survivors

Languages

  • Hindi
  • Urdu