About Lama Abu-Odeh
Born 1962. Lama Abu-Odeh is a writer.
Lama Abu-Odeh (, born 1962) is a Palestinian-American professor and author who teaches at the Georgetown University Law Center. She has written on Islamic law, feminism, and family law.
Abu-Odeh was born in Amman, Jordan. She is the daughter of Adnan Abu-Odeh, a former senator in the Jordanian House of Parliament and ambassador. She earned her LL.B. from the University of Jordan, her LL.M. from the University of Bristol, England, her MA from the University of York, England, and her S.J.D. from Harvard University. She has taught at Stanford Law School and worked for the World Bank's Middle East/North Africa division.
Abu-Odeh has also written on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and has voiced support for binationalism and a one-state solution.
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Who is Lama Abu-Odeh?
Professor, author
When was Lama Abu-Odeh born?
Lama Abu-Odeh was born in 1962.
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Lama Abu-Odeh is a writer.
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Lama Abu-Odeh's recorded nationality: Palestine.
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