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Dr. Azizah al-Hibri Discusses Islam, Law and the Roots of Democracy in America

October 13, 2009

Were the freedoms outlined in the U.S. Constitution influenced by the Qur'an?

Professor Azizah Y. al-Hibri, President of KARAMAH, Islamic scholar and law professor at the University of Richmond, discussed the possible influences of the Qur'an and early Muslim history on Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers.

Watch Dr. al-Hibri explain the possible influences of the Qur'an on U.S. Constitutional principles from freedom of religion to the separation of church and state.