Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory Law, associated professor in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, senior fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, and senior faculty fellow of the Emory University Center for Ethics. An internationally recognized scholar of Islam and human rights, An-Na'im is the author of six books, including, most recently, Islam and the Secular State. He is the former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch/Africa.