Law
Sahar Ahmed
Assistant Lecturer
Email: sahar.ahmed@tudublin.ie
Dr Sahar Ahmed is an Assistant Lecturer in Law at the School of Social Sciences, Law and Education at TU Dublin. She has a particular interest in the intersection of law, religion, and human rights, and her PhD thesis, completed at Trinity College Dublin's School of Law, examines and offers a reinterpretation of the right to freedom of religion under International Human Rights Law and Islamic jurisprudence. Dr Ahmed was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2011 and is a barrister member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. She also practiced as a commercial and corporate barrister in Lahore, appearing before the courts as an Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan.
Further details of her research interests and activities may be found here.
Prior to joining TU Dublin, Dr Ahmed taught at University College Dublin, Maynooth University, Trinity College Dublin, and Griffith College Dublin.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Right to Religious Freedom under International Human Rights Law and Islamic Jurisprudence: A Re-Interpretation , Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 17 Jun 2022
Master, LLM Masters of Law, SOAS, University of London
Award Date: 31 Dec 2015
Post-Graduate Diploma, Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), City, University of London
Award Date: 11 Jul 2011
Bachelor, LLB Hons, University of London
Award Date: 31 Aug 2010