Amal Alqawasmi
Visiting Scholar
Affiliation: University of Copenhagen
Education: PhD, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy; PhD, The University of Jordan, Jordan
Research Areas: Socio-legal comparative studies. Legal anthropology. Human rights and religious diversity. Muslim minorities. Sharia and statutory laws in Europe and Arab countries.
About Amal
Dr. Amal Alqawasmi is a distinguished legal scholar and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies. She currently contributes to the ERC-funded project Mobilization of the Law in Gulf States (GulfFeminisms), exploring how women navigate and mobilize legal frameworks to assert their rights within diverse cultural and legal contexts.
Dr. Alqawasmi holds two PhDs: one in Foundations of Jurisprudence from the University of Jordan and another in Legal Sciences from the University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy, where she specialized in law and pluralism. Her unique academic background enables her to navigate and analyze complex legal landscapes shaped by multiple traditions and cultural influences.
Her work illuminates how plural legal systems operate and impact everyday life. Focusing on the intersections of law, religion, and human rights, her research emphasizes Muslim family law, legal pluralism, and governance within Islamic traditions across Europe, the Arab world, and the Gulf. She has published extensively on comparative jurisprudence, marriage and divorce laws, and the socio-legal effects of plural legal frameworks.
Publications
Alqawasmi, Amal. “Legal Pluralism's Perspectives and Human Rights Challenges in Marriage and Divorce Norms: The Case of Muslims in Europe.” In Relationships, Rights and Legal Pluralism, 1st ed., 17 pp. London: Routledge, 2024.
Alqawasmi, Amal. “Marriage and Divorce Practices in Islamic Centers in Italy.” Oñati Socio-Legal Series 11, no. 4 (2021): 959–989.
Alqawasmi, Amal. “Governance in Islamic Tradition.” In Annotated Legal Dictionary for European/Islamic Comparative Studies, vol. 1, 281–297. Bologna: Bononia University Press, 2019.
Alqawasmi, Amal. “Marry Your Rapist Laws Changing in Arab Countries: Reforming Cultures, or Exploring Others.” Dialoghi Mediterranei 28 (2017).