Law

Dr M. Shakeel Ahmed (Popularly known as Shakeel Samdani) is a Professor in the Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for the last 8 years. He has the teaching experience of about 26 years in the Department of Law. He has published two books entitled 'Uniform Civil Code: Problems And Prospects' and 'Maintenance of the Muslim Divorcee'. He is presently teaching Islamic Jurisprudence, Muslim Law Relating to Status, Islamic Legal System, Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Sociology of Law and Law and Poverty at UG and PG level. He has contributed several articles and research papers on socio-political and legal issues in national and international journals. He regularly writes columns in newspapers and magazines in English, Urdu and Hindi. He has presented papers in several national and international seminars/ conferences. He specializes in Muslim Law and International Law. He regularly participates in debates/discussions/comments on various T.V. channels like BBC WORLD, AAJ TAK, STAR, IBN 7, NDTV, ZEE NEWS, ZEE SALAM, ETV, SAHARA, ANI, INDIA TV etc. His interview has appeared in Prestigious Hindi magazine 'HANS', URDU TIMES MUMBAI, NAI DUNIYA, New Delhi, SUNDAY INDIAN, New Delhi, LEADERS SPEAK, Greater Noida, RADIANCE VIEWS WEEKLY, New Delhi, etc. He is also associated with many social and community organisations. He is the founder of SIR SYED AWARENESS FORUM.
He is presently the Estate Officer (Gazetted) of Aligarh Muslim University.