Name: Yaser Ali

Recipient Year: 2011

Major: Law

Description: Yaser Ali is a 3rd year law student at UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. Prior to attending law school, he earned his master’s degree in education from Harvard University and a bachelors degree from the University of Florida, where he was inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame upon graduation. Yaser’s training in both the secular and classical Islamic traditions has provided him with numerous opportunities for leadership in the Muslim community. At Berkeley Law, he co-founded the Civil Rights Outreach Project, a student run clinic that assists members of the local AMEMSA (Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian) communities with their legal needs, educates them about their rights, and empowers them to advocate on their on behalf. He intends to use his career to serve as a bridge between the religious establishment within the Muslim community and the legal academy as an Islamic Law Professor, inshAllah. UPDATE Yaser graduated in 2012 and is the Managing Attorney at law firm.

School Name: University of California, Berkeley

Sponsor: Zehra Attari Memorial Scholarship

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaser-ali-a23b2619/