Author: Gabriel Sawma
Born: December 15, 1945
Dates: September 10, 2008
Bio: A lawyer dealing with International Law, mainly the European Union Law, the Middle East Law and Islamic Shari'a law. Professor of Middle East Constitutional Law, Islamic Shari'a, Arabic and Aramaic languages. Expert witness on Islamic marriage contracts, including the mahr; expert witness on U.S.-Middle East commercial contracts. Member of the Beirut Bar Association in Lebanon; The New York State Bar Association; Associate member of the American Bar Association. Author of a book titled "The Qur'an: Misinterpreted, Mistranslated, and Misread. The Aramaic Language of the Qur'an"; author of an upcoming book on "Islamic marriage Contracts in U.S. Courts and the Mahr." Author of an upcoming book on conflicts in U.S. Midlle East Commercial Contracts. Editor of International Law website: http://www.gabrielsawma.blogspot.com; editor of http://www.syriacaramaicquran.com. Email: gabrielsawma@yahoo.com