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MOHAMED Y. MATTAR 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite # 501

Washington, DC 20036 (Phone) 202.663.5887

(Fax) 202.663.5899 mmattar@jhu.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Executive Director: The Protection Project of the Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, DC. Monitors, analyzes and reports on violations of human rights, conducts training and capacity building programs for NGOs, government officials and service providers, while working towards universal implementation of human rights. (2005-present) Adjunct Professor of Law: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Teaching courses in: Islamic Law, Investment and Trade Laws of the Middle East, International Trafficking of Women and Children. (1997-1999), (2000-Present) The American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Teaching courses in: Investment and Trade Laws of the Middle East, Comparative Law, Islamic Law, International Commercial Contracts, International Trafficking in Persons. (1997-1999), (2000 – Present). Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. Teaching courses in Comparative Contract Law at Alexandria University Faculty of Law, an Introduction to the American legal system at Cairo University Faculty of Law, LLM Joint Program. (2008-Present) Senior Research Professor of International Law: Johns Hopkins University, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC. Teaching courses in: Comparative Law: The Islamic Legal System, International Trafficking in Persons, International Business and Human Rights. (2001- Present) Visiting Professor: Arab University of Beirut, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Business, Beirut, Lebanon Teaching courses in: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Trafficking (2011-present) Non-Resident Distinguished Professor of Law: Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt Teaching courses in: International Arbitration, Drafting Contracts, Corporate Liability and Human Rights, and Legal Clinic. (2009-present) Consultant: The World Bank. Advisor on Judicial Reform in the countries of Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Turkey, Philippines, Guatemala, Bolivia. (2005-2007) Consultant: The Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Advisor on developing indicators to assess reform in the Arab World. (2006 – Present) Co-Director: The Protection Project of the Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University-School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, DC. (2002-2004) Director for Legal and Legislative Affairs: The Protection Project of the Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University-School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, DC. Advisor on anti-trafficking legislation and conducting comparative analysis of related laws, including anti-corruption laws, money-laundering laws, labor laws and immigration laws. (2001-2002) Legal Advisor: Abu Dhabi Free Zone Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Advisor on the legal framework for the establishment of Al Saadyat Free Zone and drafted related rules and regulations including e-commerce, intellectual property and other business laws. (2000)

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Legal Advisor: Arab National Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Advisor on banking laws, margin trading, electronic banking, debt collection, loan agreements, securities, assignments, guarantees, mortgages and other banking transactions. (1999-2000) Senior Legal Advisor: The Protection Project (“Creating an International Legislation to Protect Women and Children from Commercial Sexual Exploitation”) of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Advisor on the various legislation and law enforcement issues in the legal systems of Arabic-speaking countries. (1999-2000) Legal Advisor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Washington, DC. Advised the U.A.E. government on investment and trade laws, franchising agreements, commercial agency, negotiating and drafting contracts, preparing legal memoranda regarding the U.A.E. and the U.S.A. legal systems. (1996-1999) President’s Consultant for American Relations: Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt. (1997-1999) US Director: Gulf Institute for International Law, Organized exchange programs between the Institute in Dubai, UAE and American and Egyptian educational institutions (1995-1999). Legal Advisor: The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Cultural Mission to the USA, Washington, DC. Advisor on the Universities and Colleges’ Laws and Regulations, Employment Contracts and Immigration Law. (1993-1996) Visiting Professor: Northeastern University, Department of Sociology, Boston, MA. Lectured on “The Legal Profession: Politics, Constitutional Structure and Professional Organizations in Egypt and the Arab World.” (Spring 1993) Assistant Professor of Civil Law: Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt. Taught Contract Law and Employment Relations. (1990-1993) Visiting Professor: Arab Maritime Transport Academy, College of Management and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt. Taught Business Law, and Introduction to the Study of Law. (1991-1992) Assistant Professor: Arab University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Faculty of Law. Taught Torts, Contracts, Evidence, Leases, Insurance, Labor Law and Obligations. Faculty of Commerce: Taught Business law. (1986-1990) Lecturer in Law: Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt. (1978-1981) Legal Consulting: Reported on the Saudi Arabian legal system. U.S. Law Firm, Chicago, IL. (1995); Egyptian Legal Exchange and Administration of Justice Program, Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Systems. San Francisco, CA (1993); Numerous American Law Firms, New Orleans, LA; Wrote memoranda on Egyptian workman’s Compensation and Tort Law. (1983-1985) Expert Witness: Gave deposition regarding Egyptian Family Law, Property and Islamic and Arab Legal System. Houston, TX. (1984) COURSES TAUGHT Corporate Social Responsibility: This course investigates the role of national and international corporations in promoting respect of human rights, environmental ethics, with special focus on corporate liability for human rights violations including child labor, forced labor and labor trafficking, codes of conduct, and other means of voluntary compliance, labor rights, anti-corruption measures, unfair competition, consumer protection, and the John Ruggie’s Protect, Respect and Remedy principles. Investment and Trade Laws of the Middle East: This course provides an overview of the commercial laws of the Middle East through an analysis of foreign investment and trade rules. The course also focuses on the laws that regulate the establishment of economic enterprises, contracts, oil concessions, franchising, commercial agency, the employment of foreign employees, intellectual

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property protections, and the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards. In addition, the course examines models of privatization, Foreign Direct Investment, and Free Trade Agreements. Comparative Law: This course explores the two major systems of the legal family, common law and civil law, with additional focus on Islamic law and Jewish law. The course provides a comparative legal analysis of specific issues in the various legal systems, including comparative constitutionalism, immigration law, and death penalty, theories of contractual liability, basis of tort liability, products liability, judicial divorce, and inheritance rights. International Commercial Contracts: This course investigates the general principles of international contracts, including contract negotiations, contract formation, and contract drafting. The course also discusses specific forms of international contracts, including international agency, distributorship, joint ventures, licensing, and concession agreements. Sources of International Commercial Contract Law are also discussed, especially the United Nations Convention on International Sales of Goods (CISG), and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. International Trafficking in Persons: This course is designed to examine the various issues related to trafficking in women and children from an international and comparative perspective. The course studies the international trafficking prohibitions of the various international conventions including the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The course analyzes texts of domestic trafficking laws from selected jurisdictions worldwide. The course also emphasizes the human rights based approach to trafficking in persons and the recognition of the trafficking person as a victim of a crime. Islamic Law: This course focuses on human rights in the Islamic legal tradition and contemporary Islamic world, especially in countries of the Middle East. In particular, the course explores constitutional law, banking, insurance, international law, crimes and punishments, marriage, divorce, child custody, succession and wills in Islamic law. The course covers women’s rights, religious rights, and minority rights in Islam. The course also examines recent cases in which Islamic law is applied in American Courts. Comparative Contract Law: This course examines various contract issues in the different legal systems, especially common law and civil law. These issues include contract negotiations, contract drafting, contract performance, and contract termination. The course presents comparative models from France, Italy, Germany, Egypt, and the United States. The course also discusses contract cases in which Islamic law is the applicable law. Introduction to the American Legal System: This course is designed to provide an overview of the American legal system including adjudication, trial proceedings, the adversarial system, legal education and the legal profession. The course addresses the concept of federalism and American constitutionalism specifically the bill of rights, equal protection and judicial review. Contract law, tort law and commercial law are also covered, in particular, the Uniform Commercial Code, antitrust and unfair trade practices. The course examines various Supreme Court cases that highlight the fundamental principles of the American legal system. International Business and Human Rights: this course investigates the links between human rights and business with special focus on the relation between international human rights norms and business standards, labor rights and regulations under American trade law, the issues of extraterritoriality, unemployment, wealth distribution and corruption.

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International Arbitration: this course covers arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism with references to Egyptian law no. 27 of 1994 and arbitral awards rendered by the Cairo Regional Center for international Commercial Arbitration. The course also examines the UN convention on recognition and enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards especially the public policy exception. Clinical Legal Education: this course offers law students an opportunity to enhance their lawyering skills by presenting the American Model of Legal Clinics and methods to implement this model in Egyptian law schools through civil society representation and pro bono work. Cases discussed during the course include violence against women, especially domestic violence, human trafficking and sexual violence. Contract Drafting Techniques: This course provides practical exercises on international contract negotiations and drafting. The course adopts franchising as a model and explains the various contract terms and conditions that are included in an international contract. International Human Rights: Theory and Practice – Online Course: This course is designed to provide participants with a basic understanding of the main issues related to theory of and practice in international human rights. The course covers in detail the international legal instruments that constitute the basis for international human rights. The course also explores critical issues in women’s rights, children’s rights, minorities’ rights, religious rights, and ethnic rights. PUBLIC SPEECHES/ CONFERENCES/TRAINING PROGRAMS Guest Speaker: The Second Doha Forum: The Launch of the Arab Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking, organized by the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking, UNODC, and the League of Arab States, Doha, Qatar (January 16-17, 2012) Trainer: Drafting Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation: International Standards and Comparative Models, Training held in cooperation with the Jordanian Women’s Union for delegations from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, and Jordan, Cairo, Egypt (December 26-27, 2011) Moderator: Human Trafficking and Religion, Workshop held with Religious Leaders in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt (December 25, 2011) Presenter: The Model Law on the Establishment and Operation of NGOS, a joint research project between Alexandria University Faculty of Law and Columbia Law School, New York, NY, Revolution and the Law, Annual Conference, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 22, 2011) Trainer: Clinical Legal Education, Training for members of the Legal Clinic at Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 20, 2011) Trainer: UNODC Anti-Human Trafficking Training for Law Enforcement Officers from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, organized by UNODC Beirut, Lebanon (December 12-14, 2011) Speaker: Human Rights in Arab Constitutions, The Human Rights Center and the Faculty of law and Political Sciences at Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon (December 7-8, 201) Speaker: Incorporating Human Trafficking in Academic Institutions: Paths Forward; The Role of Islam in Combating Human Trafficking, International Conference on Incorporating Human Trafficking in Academic Institutions: The European Experience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (November 25-26, 2011) Guest Speaker: Sex Trafficking in Puerto Rico, Conference at the University of Puerto Rico in cooperation with the University of Puerto Rico and The Ricky Martin Foundation, San Juan, Puerto Rico (November 14, 2011)

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Panelist: Clinical Legal Education in the Arab World; a Need for Reform of the Legal Curriculum, the International Bar Association Annual Conference, Dubai, U.A.E. (November 1, 2011) Trainer: Obstacles and Prospects of Clinical Legal Education in the U.A.E., the U.A.E. Law Faculty, Al Ain, U.A.E. (October 31, 2011) Guest Speaker: Comparative Analysis of The Protection Project Model Law on Children Protection Against Exploitation, Abuse and Neglect and the United Arab Emirates Draft Law on the Rights of the Child, the U.A.E. Ministry of the Interior, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. (October 30, 2011) Trainer: Drafting Human Trafficking Legislation for Arab Parliamentarians, in cooperation with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Cairo, Egypt (October 24-25, 2011) Speaker: Interpreting the Egyptian Law no. 64/2010 in light of the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in collaboration with the National Coordinating Committee, Cairo, Egypt (October 23, 2011) Speaker: The ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, in collaboration with The Jordanian Women’s Union, Amman, Jordan (September 24-26, 2011) Moderator: Expert Panel: A Model Law on Child Protection - Case Studies, Best Practices: Protection of the Child’s Best Interests in collaboration with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Istanbul, Turkey (September 19-20, 2011) Moderator: Comparative Divorce Law: A new Trend towards Liberalization of Divorce Laws in collaboration with Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey (September 18, 2011) Speaker: Analysis of Regional Trends in Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Office of International Affairs, Forced Child Labor, Trafficking in Persons, Child Sex Tourism Regional Training. Rome, Italy (September 12 – 14, 2011) Moderator: Expert Panel: A Model Law on Child Protection, in cooperation with the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Valencia, Spain (July 18-19, 2011) Moderator: Recent Developments in Clinical Legal Education in the Middle East, 6th Global Alliance for Justice Education Worldwide Conference, Valencia, Spain (July 11-15, 2011) Speaker: The Role of Religion in Combating Human Trafficking, in cooperation with the National Center for Human Rights, Amman, Jordan (July 3-4, 2011) Moderator: Expert Panel: A Model Law on Child Protection, in cooperation with the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, San José, Costa Rica (June 22-23, 2011) Speaker: Human Trafficking in Accordance with The Principles of Islamic Law, in cooperation with The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences, Siracusa, Italy (May 25-27, 2011) Moderator: Clinical Legal Education in Egypt: The Alexandria Model, in cooperation with the Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 15, 2011) Moderator: Comparative Models of Reporting Mechanisms on the Status of Trafficking in Persons, in cooperation with the National Coordinating Committee to Combat and Prevent Human Trafficking, Cairo, Egypt (May 14, 2011) Advisor: Assessment of The Iraqi Criminal Justice System, The Court System, The Police, and The Corrections System in Cooperation with The National Centre For State Courts, Baghdad, Iraq (May 19-24, 2011) Advisor: Drafting the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, Doha, Qatar (May 12, 2011) Advisor: USAID Access to Justice Program: Establishing a Legal Clinic and Curriculum Reform in Iraqi Law Schools, Baghdad/Erbil, Iraq (May 1-10, 2011) Panelist: Discussion on the Arab Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, the League of Arab States, Cairo, Egypt (April 27-28, 2011) Speaker: Human Trafficking in the United States and Abroad. A Conference, at The University of Chicago, Chicago (April 18, 2011) Speaker: Islam and Human Trafficking: A Religious Approach to a Human Rights Problem, a Conference, at The University of Denver, Colorado (April, 1-3, 2011) Moderator: Islam and Europe: Religion, Law, Identity. An International Conference, The Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center, Bologna, Italy (March 14-15, 2011)

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Moderator: Comparative Law: Interpretation of the Legal Text, Academy for European Law, Trier, Germany (March 7, 2011) Panelist: Discussing a doctorate thesis on” “The Crime of Human Trafficking in International Law”, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria (February 27, 2011) Participant: Expert Group Meeting, International Reporting System for Human Trafficking Cases, Vienna, Austria (February 21-22, 2011) Panelist: Successes and Failures in International Human Trafficking Law, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (February 5, 2011) Trainer: Trafficking in Persons and Appropriate Responses, The Judicial Institute of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (January 11, 2011) Panelist: Discussion of a Master Thesis on Reporting Trafficking in Persons as a Human Rights Violation, Case Study: Lebanon, Notre Dame University-Louaize of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (January 5, 2011) Trainer: Combating Trafficking in Persons in Lebanon: Government and Civil Society Partnership, Beirut, Lebanon (January 3-4, 2011) Moderator and Speaker: Towards an Arab Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, The League of Arab States, Cairo, Egypt (December 21-22, 2010) Trainer: Human Rights Education: Incorporating Human Rights in Academic Curricula of Institutions of Higher Education, The Royal Police Academy, Manama, Bahrain (December 14-15, 2010) Participant: End Human Trafficking Now: Enforcing the U.N. Protocol, the Luxor International Forum, Luxor, Egypt (December 10-12, 2010) Moderator: Pioneering Legal Clinics in Egypt: Lessons Learned Internationally, in collaboration with Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 3-4, 2010) Panelist: Clinical Legal Education and Women’s Access to Justice, Women’s Rights in Egypt and Arab States, Alexandria, Egypt (December 1-2, 2010) Trainer: The Iraqi Draft Anti-Trafficking Law, in collaboration with Heartland Alliance, Sulaimaniya, Iraq (November 27-28, 2010) Trainer: Drafting an Anti-Trafficking Law for the Iraqi Kurdish Government, in collaboration with Heartland Alliance, Erbil, Iraq (November 25-26, 2010) Expert: Expert Consultation: Effective Remedies for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, convened by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Bratislava, Slovakia (November 22-23, 2010) Moderator: Alliances for Justice: Creating Public Awareness Campaigns to Combat Human Trafficking, Alexandria, Egypt (October 21, 2010) Moderator: Expert Panel on a Model Law on Child Protection, in collaboration with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Egypt (October 19-20, 2010) Speaker: Slavery in America Today: Domestic Sex Trafficking, Child Exploitation, and the Silence of Our Culture, Regent University Law Review Symposium Fall 2010, Regent University, Denver, CO (October 9, 2010) Speaker: Elements of a Foundation for the Future of the Anti-Trafficking Movement, Building Networks for CSOs to Combat Human Trafficking in the MENA Region, Foundation for the Future, Amman, Jordan (September 29-30, 2010) Speaker: An Explanation of the Syrian Anti-trafficking Law of 2010 in Light of International Standards and Comparative Models, International Organization for Migration, Damascus, Syria (September 26-27, 2010) Speaker: A Symposium on Comparative Law: Right to Inheritance, Constitutionalism, Damages in Contract and Tort Cases and Competition Laws, A training on teaching a course on international business and human rights, Qom, Iran (September 18-23, 2010) Moderator: Training on English for Human Rights, a two-week course on teaching the English language for Middle Eastern professors, held in collaboration with the University of Sydney Faculty of Law (July 18-31, 2010)

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Moderator: Embassy Luncheon, Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2010: Findings and Recommendations, An Open Dialogue with Ambassador Luis C. de Baca Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC (June 23, 2010) Keynote Speaker: Human Trafficking in Canada: An American Perspective, The U.S. Exchange Visitor Program, in collaboration with World Learning, Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2010) Speaker: Human Rights and Human Trafficking: An Islamic Perspective, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights, 8th Annual Law and Leadership Summer Program, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2010) Speaker: Expert Group Discussion on a Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons, UN Group of Friends and NGOs, UN Headquarters, New York, USA (June 2, 2010) Speaker: An Overview of U.S. Approaches and Legal Frameworks to Combating Trafficking in Persons, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2010) Trainer: An Interfaith Dialogue: Christianity, Judaism and Islam, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (May 29-30, 2010) Speaker: An Assessment of Anti-Trafficking Legislation in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America; 10th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), Siracusa, Italy (May 26, 2010) Speaker: An Explanation of the Egyptian Law #64 on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 22, 2010) Moderator: Alliances for Justice: Interagency Collaboration to Assist Victims of Human Trafficking, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt (May 21, 2010) Panelist: Discussion of a Master Thesis on Human Trafficking as a Transnational Organized Crime, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 20, 2010) Panelist: Discussion of a Master Thesis on Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 20, 2010) Speaker: Elements of a Model Law on Violence against Women, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt (May 20, 2010) Moderator: Expert Panel on a Model Law on Child Protection, in collaboration with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Singapore (April 28-29, 2010) Trainer: Incorporating Human Trafficking in Educational Curricula in the Royal Police Academy of Bahrain, Royal Police Academy of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain (April 11-12, 2010) Speaker: Evaluating International Efforts on Combating Human Trafficking During the Past Ten Years, Arab Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking: Building National Capacities for Combating Human Trafficking, Doha Foundation Forum, Doha, Qatar (March 22-23, 2010) Guest speaker: An Introductory Lecture to Highlight the Training Manual Prepared for the Arab Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking, Arab Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking: Building National Capacities for Combating Human Trafficking, Doha Foundation Forum, Doha, Qatar (March 22-23, 2010) Trainer: Implementing the Iraqi Constitutional Mandate: Criminalizing Trafficking in Persons, Notre-Dame University-Louaize, Beirut, Lebanon (March 18-19, 2010) Moderator: Alliances for Justice: Building Coalitions between Civil Society Organizations and Pro-Bono Lawyers to Defend Women’s Rights in Egyptian Courts, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt (March 14-15, 2010) Trainer: Foundational Legal Aid Training Program, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (March 13, 2010) Moderator: The Role of Clinical Legal Education in Enhancing Access to Justice, Annual Conference on Legal Rights and Specialized Courts, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (March 12, 2010) Keynote speaker: Combating trafficking in persons in accordance with the principles of Islamic Law, International Organization for Migration, Nairobi, Kenya (February 27-March 1, 2010)

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Moderator: Human Rights: Between Universalism and Relativism, Human Rights: Universal Principles and Regional Guarantees, Le Médiateur de la Répulique Française, Paris, France (February 1, 2010) Moderator: International Human Rights and Business: An International Workshop, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), Siracusa, Italy (January 9-10, 2010) Guest speaker: Congressional Hearing on Human Trafficking in the US Congress, Model of American Congress, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 11, 2009) Discussant: Member of the Master dissertation panel on human trafficking and organized crime, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 10, 2009) Moderator: Enhancing Access to Justice for Women in Egypt in Family Courts, National Center for State Courts and The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Center for Women’s Health and Development, Cairo, Egypt (December, 6-9, 2009) Trainer: Drafting Shadow Reports on the Rights of the Child Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for Iraqi Representatives of Civil Society, the International Republican Institute, Beirut, Lebanon, (November 14-16, 2009) Speaker: Comparative Models of Reporting Mechanisms on the Status of Trafficking in Persons, 25th Annual Meeting, The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA (November 7, 2009) Speaker: Trafficking in Persons as a Form of Violence Against women, 4th Annual Symposium on Trafficking in Persons as a Form of Violence Against Women, The Protection Project, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC (November 2, 2009) Keynote Speaker: The Commodification of Illicit Flows: Labor Migration, Trafficking and Business, Multidisciplinary International Conference, University of Toronto, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Toronto, Canada (October 10, 2009) Speaker: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Launch of the International Framework for Action to Implement the Trafficking in Persons Protocol, UN ECOSOC Chamber, New York, USA (October 9, 2009) Trainer: Comparative Law: A Discussion of Common Law & Civil Law Traditions, Irish Centre for Human Rights Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, (August 15-24, 2009). Trainer: Program on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, & Islamic Human Rights & Human Dignity Day, Beirut, Lebanon (August 5-6, 2009) Trainer: Workshop on Developing a Referral System for Victims of Trafficking with the International Organization for Migration, Damascus, Syria, (August 3-4, 2009). Guest Speaker: Group meeting on Forced Child Labor, Human Trafficking, and Child Sex Tourism with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Office of International Affairs, NGO Liaison, Panama City, Panama (July 27-29, 2009) Speaker: Workshop on the Arab Charter on Human Rights, Arab League, Cairo, Egypt (July 4-5, 2009) Moderator: Embassy Luncheon, Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2009: Findings and Recommendations, An open dialogue with Ambassador Luis C. de Baca Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC (June 30, 2009) Guest Speaker: Combating Trafficking in Persons in Accordance with the Principles of Islamic Law, Celebrating Graduation of the Class of 2009, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (June 23, 2009) Expert: Expert Group Meeting, Her Highness Sheikha Moza’s Initiative on Combating Human Trafficking in the Arab World, in Cooperation with the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking and the UNODC, Doha, Qatar, (May 26-27, 2009) Guest Speaker: 5th International Conference on Human Rights “Peace, Human Rights and Religion,” Center for Human Rights Studies of Mofid University, Qom, Iran, May 13-14, 2009.

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Expert: Expert Group Meeting, Framework for Action for an Effective Implementation of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, UNODC, Vienna, Austria, (April 21, 2009) Guest Speaker: National and International Reporting and Monitoring Mechanism on Trafficking in Persons, United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, UNODC, Vienna, Austria, (April 20, 2009) Trainer: Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women: An International and Islamic Perspective, in cooperation with the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking, Doha, Qatar, (April 4-6, 2009) Trainer: Empowering Iraqi Representatives of Civil Society to Raise Awareness of Trafficking in Persons in Iraq, Istanbul, Turkey (March 19-21, 2009) Trainer: Legislative Drafting Techniques in cooperation with the International Republican Institute, Istanbul, Turkey (March 16-18, 2009) Trainer: Rights of Minorities, in cooperation with the International Republican Institute, Istanbul, Turkey (March 13-15, 2009) Panelist: Joint dialogue of the Commission on the Status of Women and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Violence against Women through Legal Reform, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA (March 4, 2009) Expert: Drafting a Model Law to Combat Violence against Women, in cooperation with the Suzanne Mubarak Center for Health and Development of Women, Alexandria, Egypt (February 17, 2009) Trainer: A discussion of the Draft Anti-Trafficking Legislation of Iraq, in cooperation with the Iraqi Council of Ministers and the University of Baghdad, Istanbul, Turkey (February 13-15, 2009). Keynote Speaker: The Global Economic Crisis and the New American Administration; New Strategies to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC (February 9, 2009) Discussant: Member of SJD Committee discussing the doctorate degree on Law and Law Enforcement in the Area of Trafficking in Persons in Albania, American University, Washington College of Law (February 5, 2009) Trainer: Prosecutorial Techniques in the Judicial Legal System in Saudi Arabia; the case of Human Trafficking, Naif Arab University of Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (January 11-13, 2009). Trainer: Drafting shadow/ alternative reports on State progress in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in cooperation with the International Republican Institute (IRI), Istanbul, Turkey (January 6-7, 2009). Panelist: “Rights-Based Approach to Law Enforcement”, Regional Expert Meeting on Rights-Based Assistance to Victims of Trafficking hosted by the International Organization for Migration, Cairo, Egypt (December 14-16, 2008) Trainer: Workshop on Regional Human Rights Mechanisms, The European Convention on Human Rights and the Arab Charter on Human Rights, Bologna, Italy (December 2-3, 2008) Trainer: Workshop on Volunteerism, Pro Bono Work, and Internships, Beijing, China (December 8-9, 2008) Participant: Third World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (November 25-28, 2008) Speaker: Third Annual Symposium on the Economics of Trafficking in Persons” The Protection Project, SAIS, Washington DC (November 10, 2008) Speaker: “Islam & Human Trafficking”, The 10th Annual International Conference: The Indian Ocean & Arab Slave Trades: Global Connections & Disconnections, Yale University, Connecticut (November 7-8, 2008) Keynote Speaker: Catholic Charities USA-Catholic Relief Services: Responding to Trafficking in the Americas Meeting, Washington DC (November 2, 2008) Participant: “Access to International Criminal Justice for Victims of Violence Against Women.” Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia (October 16-18, 2008)

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Participant: “The West and the Rest in Comparative Law”, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law, University of California Hastings College of Law Together with The International University College of Turin, San Francisco, California (October 2-4, 2008) Panelist: Canada-US Consultation in preparation for the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, Arlington, Virginia (October 4, 2008) Speaker: “Extraterritoriality and Child Sex Tourism “, Business Unusual: Winnipeg Global Thematic Consultation, University of Winnipeg, Manitoba (September 25-26, 2008) Speaker: “Human Trafficking for the Purpose of Prostitution: The Bush Doctrine and Beyond”, Fifth Annual Conference “Prostitution, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking”, University of Toledo, Ohio (September 19, 2008) Keynote Speaker: “ALERT: Accountability, Legislation, Education, Religion, & Technology”, World Learning International Visitor Leadership Program: Combating Trafficking in Persons, A Multi-Regional Project, Washington, DC (September 12, 2008) Panelist: “Child Sex Tourism in Anti-Trafficking Laws: Recent Developments”, Customs and Border Protection Stop Human Trafficking Symposium Washington, DC (September 3, 2008) Guest Speaker: “Sex Trafficking as a Form of Sexual Violence Against Women: East Meets West: Cross Cultural Perspectives towards Addressing and Preventing Sexual Assault”, Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Bethesda, Maryland (August 21, 2008) Trainer: “Reservations Made by Moslem Countries to CEDAW: Reconciling Principles of Islam with Rules of International Law” Tunis, Tunisia (August 4-6, 2008) Trainer: “Implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Shadow Reports and Individual Complaints”, in cooperation with IRI, Istanbul, Turkey (July 25-26, 2008) Trainer: “The Draft Anti-Trafficking Law of Saudi Arabia: National and International Interpretations”, Naif Arab University of Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (July 19-21, 2008). Trainer: “Implementation of the January 9, 2008, Anti-Trafficking Law of Bahrain”, The Royal Police Academy, in cooperation with IOM, Manama, Bahrain (July 16-17, 2008) Moderator: “The Council of Europe Approach to Trafficking in Human Beings,” Embassy Luncheon hosted by The Protection Project, Washington, DC (June 5, 2008) Special Guest: “United Nations Informal Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on Human Trafficking,” New York, USA (June 3, 2008) Panelist: “Trafficking in Persons and Human Organs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,” a conference on interfaith dialogue, Doha, Qatar (May 13-14, 2008) Guest Speaker: “New Challenges in Combating Trafficking in Persons in the US and Abroad,” College of William and Mary, Virginia (April 14, 2008) Speaker: “National and International Responses to Trafficking in Persons: Omissions and Gaps, Symposium on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Critical Gaps and prospects for Change”, Center on Rights Development, University of Denver (April 12, 2008) Moderator: “The Status of Trafficking in Persons in the Arab World”, Embassy Luncheon organized by The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC (March 31, 2008) Speaker: “A Call for Harmonizing Domestic Internet Laws to Combat Sexual Exploitation, Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, The Use of New Technologies in Human Trafficking”, George Washington University. Washington, DC (March 25, 2008) Moderator: “Promising Practices and Public Private Partnerships: The Path Forward to Combating Human Trafficking”, The World Bank, Washington, DC (March 25, 2008) Speaker: A discussion of the new draft law on combating human trafficking in Haiti at the Conference on: “Human Rights of Women and Children in Haiti”, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego California (March 7, 2008) Moderator: “To wear or not to wear: the debate on Islamic Veiling in Turkey”, Islamic Veiling: A Symbol of Tradition or Progress?”, Conference held by The Protection Project, Washington, DC (February 27th, 2008)

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Speaker: “An analysis of the Handbook for Parliamentarians on the appropriate legal responses to combat trafficking in persons”, The Parliamentary Forum, Vienna, Austria (February 12, 2008) Moderator: “The effectiveness of the legal framework to combat trafficking in persons”, The Vienna Forum, UN.GIFT, Global Initiative to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Vienna, Austria (February 15, 2008) Speaker: “Slavery and Trafficking in Persons in Islamic Law,” presented at the American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting (January 3-6, 2008) Panelist: “The Nexus Between a Good Anti-Trafficking Legislation and an Effective Government Policy to Combat the Problem,” given at The Protection Project and Freedom House conference entitled “Human Trafficking and Freedom”. Washington, DC (December 3, 2007) Moderator: “Democratization in the Middle East: The Perspective of Local Activists,” in conjunction with Human Rights First, Washington, DC (September 11th, 2007) Speaker: “Incorporating Trafficking in Persons into Human Rights Curricula in Universities in the United States and Abroad,” conference held by The Protection Project, Washington, DC (November 27th, 2007) Moderator: “Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women,” conference on Violence Against Women, organized by the Suzanne Mubarak Regional Center for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt (October 23-25, 2007) Trainer: “State Compliance on the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Trafficking Protocol,” a pilot training on anti-human trafficking for law enforcement organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office for the Middle East & North Africa – Lebanon Outpost (July 23–26, 2007) Moderator: A dialogue with the newly appointed Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the U.S. Department of State, Ambassador Mark Lagon, an Embassy Luncheon, Washington, DC, (June 20, 2007) Panelist: Conference on “Human Rights and Religion,” organized by Mofid University in Qom, Iran, (May 16–17, 2007) Panelist: Speech entitled “Recent Developments in Trafficking in Persons and International Child Sex Tourism” at “Hidden Epidemic: Child Sex Trafficking,” conference at the Suffolk University Law School (April 27, 2007) Moderator: A dialogue with the Swedish National Coordinator on Trafficking in Persons, Mr. Oljelund, an Embassy Luncheon, Washington, DC (February 13, 2007) Speaker: “Five Emails on Behalf of Our Females” Sex Trafficking and Labor Exploitation in Countries of the Middle East, “STAR – Steps Toward Achieving Reform,” conference at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, (December 11-13, 2006) Speaker: “An Assessment of Anti-Trafficking Initiatives and Steps Taken to Combat Child Sex Tourism and Child Pornography,” The Protection Project Symposium on “New Challenges in the Fight against Trafficking in Persons: Combating Child Sex Tourism and Child Pornography on the Internet,” (November 29, 2006) Participant: “Promoting and Protecting Investment and Trade between Spain and the Arab World,” Conference organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Spain and the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, (November 13-14, 2006) Speaker: “Prosecuting Demand: Issues of Policy and the Law,” Georgetown Conference on Human Trafficking, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, (October 27, 2006) Speaker: “A Three-E Approach in Reviewing the U.S. Laws against Trafficking in Persons,” United States Department of Justice National Conference on Human Trafficking, New Orleans, Louisiana, (October 3, 2006) Moderator: Trafficking in Persons in Greece, a dialogue with the Ambassador of Greece to the United States, His Excellency Alexandros Mallias, an Embassy Luncheon, Washington, DC, (July 10, 2006)

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Participant: “Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in the MENA Region – Regional Plan of Action and Technical Cooperation” Expert Group Meeting, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, (July 3-5, 2006) Panelist: “Trafficking in Persons: Interference with Family Relations as a Violation of International Family Law”, conference organized by Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado, (June 13, 2006) Panelist: “Trafficking in Persons in Central Asia: The Scope of the Problem and the Appropriate Responses,” Regional Central Asian Conference jointly organized by the OSCE and the Republic of Kazakhstan “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings – Regional Response”, Astana, Kazakhstan, (May 18-19, 2006) Speaker: “United Front for Children: Global Efforts to Combat Sexual Trafficking of Children in Travel and Tourism”, PROTECT Act: A Legislative Review of Child Sex Tourism Laws in the United States in the United States, University of Minnesota, (April 21-22, 2006) Guest Speaker: “Overview of Transnational Trafficking: a Global Perspective”, University Program on Trafficking in Persons. Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, (April 7, 2006) Speaker: “The 3 E’s in Analyzing United States Legal Framework to Combat Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children”, Midterm Review of United States Government Efforts to Combat Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, (April 3-4, 2006) Speaker: “Omissions and Gaps: From the United Nations Protocol to the European Convention”, Conference on European Convention on Action Against Trafficking Human Beings. Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, Bologna Center, Bologna, Italy, (March 25, 2006) Speaker: “Labor Trafficking and Labor Migration in the Gulf States,” Center for Global Studies of the University of Illinois Conference on Criminal Trafficking and Slavery The Dark Side of Global and Regional Migration, Urbana, Illinois, USA (February 23-25, 2006) Guest Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons: Recent Developments in the United States,” The Martin Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, (January 30-31, 2006) Guest Speaker: “Islam. Moslems and Islamic Law: Reflections on Contemporary Problems,” The Martin Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, January 30-31, 2006. Speaker: “Exploited Children: Defining the Problem and Designing an Effective Legal Response”; “Missing and Exploited Children: The Past, The Present, And The Future”: Buonas, Switzerland (October 25-27, 2005) Guest Speaker: “Islamic Law; Traditional Sources and Contemporary Problems”. International Reporting Project, Johns Hopkins (SAIS), (October 27, 2005) Guest Speaker: “Islamic Law in U.S. Courts: Theory and Practice”: Islamic Law Forum, Section of International Law, Division of Comparative Law Middle East Committee: Washington, DC, USA (October 3, 2005) Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons: Cyprus and the Region” and “Effective Measures to Combat Trafficking in Persons”: Conference: “Identifying the Scope of the Problem and the Appropriate Responses”: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic (September 11-12, 2005) Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons: Cyprus and the Region.” Conference: “Conference on Trafficking in Persons”: Nicosia, Cyprus (June 27-30, 2005) Trainer: “Identification of Victims of Trafficking: Concepts and Challenges” St. Louis, Missouri, (June 16, 2005) Speaker: “Islam and Rules of Islamic Law in American Courts: How Does an American Judge Exclude the Application of Islamic Law Based on Public Policy” Brussels, Belgium, May 10-15, 2005. Speaker: “Recent Developments in the Anti-Trafficking Movement in the United States and Europe”, Brussels, Belgium (May 10-15, 2005) Speaker: “A Commentary on the Indonesian Anti-trafficking Bill,” Jakarta, Indonesia (May 1-5, 2005) Speaker: “Regional Comparative Legal Analysis of Sex Trafficking and Sex Tourism,” Conference: “Tackling the Demand for Child Sex Tourism and Sex Trafficking,” Singapore (April 25-27, 2005)

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Speaker: “The Status of National Anti-Trafficking Legislation: A Comparative Analysis of European Law,” Symposium: Trafficking in Persons: Global Crisis, Global Perspective,” Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, USA (April 7-9, 2005) Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons: the Case of Maryland,” Attacking Modern Slavery: Fighting Human Trafficking Here and Abroad, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, USA (April 5, 2005) Speaker: “The Choice of Law Clause in Contract Disputes: When the Parties Choose Islamic Law,” Exploring Important Topics on the Shari'a (Islamic Law), ABA, District of Columbia Bar, Continuing Legal Education Program, USA (April 4, 2005) Speaker: The Human Trafficking Forum, “State Laws to Combat Trafficking in Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Washington: Implications for the Federal Law,” George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA (April 2, 2005) Trainer: “The Trafficking Victims Protection reauthorization Act of 2005: Major Amendments to the TVPA of 2000,” The Protection Project Public awareness Campaign conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Philadelphia, USA (April 1, 2005) Moderator: “World Bank Legal and Judicial Reform Program” for Jordanian Judges and Public Prosecutors, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA (March 23-June 1, 2005) Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons: Recent Developments in Law and Law Enforcement in the United States and Abroad.” D.C. Bar International law Section, Immigration and Human Rights Committee, Washington DC, USA (March 8, 2005) Speaker: “The U.S. Introducing a UN Resolution on Reducing Demand for Trafficked Women and Girls.” National Capital Chapter of UNIFEM, International Women’s Day, Washington DC, USA (March 8, 2005) Trainer: “Approaching the victim of trafficking, the derivative victim, the vulnerable victim, the potential victim, and the presumed victim in our legal response to trafficking in persons,” Women’s Human Rights Training Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria, (February 18-22, 2005) Speaker: “Islamic Law in the United States Court System,” the Muslim Law Student Association at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (November 18, 2004) Speaker: “Islam, Muslims and Islamic Law in the United States: A legal perspective,” the Islamic Legal Forum American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, USA (November 11, 2004) Speaker: “Article 217 of the Russian Criminal Code: A Distinct Approach in Exemption from Criminal Liability,” the Police Academy Training Program on Trafficking in Persons, Moscow, Russia (October 18-22, 2004) Trainer: “Recent Federal and State Anti-Trafficking Laws,” The Protection Project Public Awareness Campaign conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Portland, OR, USA (October 4, 2004) Speaker: “Anti-Trafficking Laws in South Africa: A Comparative and International Perspective,” The Next Steps To Path Breaking Strategies in the Global Management and Prosecution of Sex Trafficking in South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa (June 22-24, 2004) Trainer: “Overview of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, its Amendments and State Legislation,” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Mesa, AZ, USA (May 17, 2004) Speaker: “Incorporating a Concept of Human Security in Designing a National Legal Response to Trafficking in Persons,” Meeting of the Helsinki Process on Globalization and Security, Track on Human Security, London, United Kingdom (April 1-3, 2004) Trainer: “State Legislation and the Right of a Victim of Trafficking to Civil Compensation Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003,” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, New Orleans, LA (March 30, 2004) Panelist: “The Relevancy of Islamic Law in International Commercial Transactions,” The District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program, “Introduction to the Sharia [Islamic Law],” Washington, DC (March 8, 2004)

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Trainer: “Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Miami, FL (March 2, 2004) Speaker: “A Victim-Centered Approach to the Indian Immoral Traffic Prevention Act of 1956 as amended in 1986”. Path Breaking Strategies in Combating Sex Trafficking in India, Mumbai, India (January 27-28, 2004) Trainer: “Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Boston, MA (January 21, 2004) Speaker: “The Birth of a New Anti-trafficking Legislation: The Dominican Republic Law No. 137-03 Regarding Illegal Trafficking of Migrants and Trade in Persons,” Path Breaking Strategies in Combating Sex Trafficking in the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (December 8-9, 2003) Speaker: “The New Moldovan Anti-trafficking Law: A Critique of Articles 165 and 206,” Path Breaking Strategies in Combating Sex Trafficking in Moldova, Chişinău, Moldova (November 17-18, 2003) Speaker: “The Appropriate Legal Reponses to the Issue of Demand: A Comparative Legal Analysis,” Demand Dynamics: The Forces of Demand in Global Sex Trafficking, Chicago, IL, (October 16-17, 2003) Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons in the United States: The Case of Florida,” Conference on Slavery in the 21st Century, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (September 18, 2003) Trainer: “Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” and “Case Studies of Victims of Trafficking,” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Atlanta, GA (September 11-12, 2003) Speaker: “Child Sexual Tourism: The Appropriate Legal Responses,” III Bilateral Conference "Parallel Worlds" Tijuana - San Diego Child Sexual Tourism and Other Forms of Trafficking, San Diego CA (August 26-27, 2003) Trainer: “Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” and “Case Studies of Victims of Trafficking,” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Chicago, IL (July 24, 2003) Speaker: “Sexual Coercion and Trafficking: A Legal Perspective,” Conference on Sensory Systems and Judgment in Law, Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, California (June 14, 2003). Trainer: “Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” and “Case Studies of Victims of Trafficking,” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Washington, DC (April 22-23, 2003) Trainer: “Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” and “Case Studies of Victims of Trafficking,” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Seattle, WA (April 28-29, 2003) Speaker: “The United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000,” Catholic University Law & Public Policy Forum on the Trafficking of Persons, Washington DC (March 26, 2003) Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons,” University of Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, IN, (March 3, 2003) Panelist: “Understanding the TVPA: An Introduction to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000,” University of Illinois College of Law 7th Annual Women’s Law Symposium, Champaign, Illinois (February 28-March 1, 2003) Speaker: “Elements of an Anti-Trafficking Model Legislation,” Path Breaking Strategies in the Global Fight Against Sex Trafficking, Washington, DC (February 23-26, 2003) Trainer: “Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” and “Case Studies of Victims of Trafficking,” The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA, (February 11-12, 2003)

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Panelist: “The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000: An International and Comparative Perspective” Trafficking in Persons: Conference on Modern Day Slavery, Global, National and Local Perspectives, Dallas, TX (February 6-7, 2003) Panelist: “Trafficking in Persons: The Case of the Middle East,” Combating Human Trafficking: Key Approaches, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC (January 6, 2003) Panelist: “Comparative Analysis of the Elements of Anti-Trafficking Legislation in the Asia-Pacific-U.S. Region: What Countries in the Region Have to do to Comply with the 2000 UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children” The Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia-Pacific-US: The Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children Honolulu, Hawaii (November 13-15, 2002) Panelist: “International Conventional Law: The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children,” Globalization, Justice, and the Trafficking of Woman and Children Conference University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA (October 25, 2002) Panelist: “Legal Responses to Conditions of Victims of Trafficking in Countries of Destination,” Trafficking in Persons – How to Respond to a Growing International Issue,” Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Washington, DC (June 18, 2002) Guest Speaker: “The Legal Framework for Investment and Trade in the Middle East,” American University, Washington Semester Program, Washington, DC. (February 12, 2002) Panelist: “Law and Law Enforcement,” Regional Consultation on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Canada, Mexico and the United States, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (December 1-3, 2001) Guest Speaker: “Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, The Recent Legal Development,” American University, Washington Semester and World Capitals Programs, Washington, DC. (October 11, 2001) Guest Speaker: “Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women: The Islamic Law Perspective,” The Protection Project Seminar Series, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC. (February 2001) Guest Speaker: “The Place of the Islamic Legal System in the Legal Family, a Comparative Study,” American University, Comparative Law and Justice Program, Washington, DC. (November 27, 2000) Panelist: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and International Agreements, Ratifications and Reservations,” Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Hundred Years of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC. (November 19-20, 1999) Chair: “International Arbitration Assembly,” Gulf Institute for International Law, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (April 13-14, 1999) Panelist: “Public Policy and Good Morals in the American Legal System,” Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Sixth Annual Symposium, Washington, DC. (November 7-8, 1998). Guest Speaker: “Independent Judiciary and the Rule of Law,” United States Information Agency, International Visitor Program, Washington, DC, (May 15, 1998) Participant: “Law & Economy in the Middle East: Prospects and Challenges.” Middle East Legal Studies Seminar, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, (May 10-12, 1998) Guest Speaker: “Constitutionalism in the Islamic World,” Columbia University, School of Law, New York, USA (November 25, 1997) Panelist: “Legal Prospective on Contracts,” American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, (October 7, 1997) Participant: Middle East Legal Studies Seminar Planning Meeting, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, (September 7-9, 1997) Panelist: “Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates: Contract and Franchise Law,” Arab Ambassador Series, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston, MA, (February 25, 1997)

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Guest Speaker: “Islamic Law in American Courts,” Recent Development in Islamic Contracts, Family Law and Crimes and Punishments. Harvard Law School Islamic Legal Studies Program, Cambridge, MA, (December 9, 1996). Chair: “Islamic law: Theory and Practice,” Institute for Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Fourth Annual Symposium, Washington, DC (November 1-2, 1996) Chair: “Law and Society,” Middle East Studies Association, 30th Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, (November 21-24, 1996) Panelist: “Arabs in the United States – A Legal Perspective,” Association of Arab American Universities Graduates, 29th Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA, (October 18-20, 1996) Guest Speaker: “Debating Islamic Legal Issues in American Courts,” Islamic Law Series. The University of Michigan Law School and the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Ann Arbor, MI, (April 4-6, 1996) Panelist: “Saudi Arabian Basic Law of Governance of 1992: A Model for an Islamic Constitution,” Middle East Studies Association, 29th Annual Meeting Washington, DC, (December 6-10, 1995) Guest Speaker: “Teaching Islamic Legal Studies for Law Students in American Law Schools,” Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Third Annual Symposium, Washington, DC, (April 15-16, 1995) Discussant: “Politics and Society in Contemporary Egypt,” Middle East Studies Association, 28th Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, (1994) OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE The Hague, Utrecht, Leiden, The Netherlands: Head of delegation of scholars from Iran visiting the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY); the International Criminal Court (ICC); the International Court of Justice (ICJ); the Hague Conference on Private International Law; the Utrecht Law School Clinical Programme on Conflict, Human Rights and International Justice; the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Utrecht University; the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights; and the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) (November 20-24, 2011) Strasbourg, France; Luxembourg; Heidelberg, Germany: Head of delegation of scholars from the Middle East visiting the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Luxembourg; European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France; Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute for Labor Law and Industrial Relations in the European Community, Trier, Germany (March 7-11, 2011) Geneva, Switzerland: Organized a study tour on the United Nations Reporting Mechanisms (December 16-17, 2009) Lausanne, Switzerland: Organized a visit to the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law and moderated a workshop on Islam and International Law (December 14-15, 2009) Cairo, Egypt: Organized and participated in a workshop in cooperation with the League of Arab States on the “Arab Charter on Human Rights”, (July 4-5, 2009) Doha, Qatar: Signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking and The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, (April, 4, 2009) Istanbul, Turkey: Signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Baghdad University, School of Law and The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (February 15, 2009)

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Alexandria, Egypt: Signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development and The Protection Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (June 1, 2008). Alexandria, Egypt: Signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute for Peace Studies and The Protection Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (May 28, 2008) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Conducting a training program in cooperation with the UNODC on Trafficking in the Gulf Area: the National, Regional, and International Frameworks, hosted by the Naif Arab University for Security Services (May 3-7, 2008) Kuwait City, Kuwait: A Discussion of the Draft Anti-Trafficking Law of Kuwait, Institute for Judicial and Legal Training (May 1, 2008). Vienna, Austria: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men Briefing on the Parliamentarian Handbook on Trafficking in Persons (April 28, 2008) Istanbul, Turkey: Organizing a Training Program on Human Rights Legal Clinics: Examining Comparative Models from the United States, Poland, South Africa, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran and Turkey (April 3-7, 2008) Doha, Qatar: Keynote speaker at the first Conference on: “Combating human trafficking between Theory and Practice”, organized by the Qatar National Office to Combat Human Trafficking and Qatar University. (March 12-13, 2008) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Meetings with government officials on the enforcement of the anti-trafficking laws of Malaysia. (January 25 – February 3, 2008) Damascus, Syria: Participated in a workshop on a discussion of the new Syrian draft law on combating trafficking in persons in light of international legal standards and comparative models, January 13-14, 2008. Muscat, Oman: Participated in a workshop on a discussion of the new Omani law to combat trafficking in human beings in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (December 16-17, 2007) Fes, Morocco: Organized a conference on “International and Comparative Family Law” in conjunction with the Fondation Esprit de Fes, December 13-15, 2007) Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Conducted a regional conference on trafficking in persons in the Gulf States. (December 9th, 2007) Cairo, Egypt: Organized the League of Arab States official meeting on the status of anti-trafficking legislation in the Arab world. (October 28th, 2007). Vienna, Austria: Participated in the UNODC Expert Group on Drafting a Model Law to Combat Trafficking in Persons. (October 1-5, 2007) Cairo, Egypt: Conducted an assessment of the status of domestic trafficking in persons in Egypt, in conjunction with the United States Agency for International Development. (April 30 - June 3, 2007). Doha, Qatar: Organized a workshop on the scope of the problem of labor trafficking for the purpose of domestic servitude in Qatar, in cooperation with the National Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons. (May 29 – May 30, 2007). Vienna, Austria: Presented Concept Paper on Monitoring and Reporting Mechanisms for participant members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe during “Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons” Conference. (May 21, 2007). Ankara, Turkey: Discussion of Human Rights Education in Turkey and Exchange Programs at the Middle East Technical University. (May 18, 2007). Muscat, Oman: Advised the National Committee to draft anti-trafficking legislation for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (May 14, 2007). Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Conducted a training program on trafficking in persons for the Institute for Diplomatic Studies. (May 5, 2007). Alexandria, Egypt: Member of the Arab Expert Group meeting at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina to develop Indicators for Reform in the Arab Region. (March 18, 2007).

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Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Member of the US delegation visiting the Kingdom to assess the scope of the problem of trafficking in persons and the appropriate responses. (February 24 – March 1, 2007). Manama, Bahrain: Conducted training for government officials and members of civil society on labor trafficking and the labor market in Bahrain. (February 18 – 20, 2007) Vienna, Austria: Member of the United Nations expert group on drafting an advanced manual for judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers. (February 5 – 8, 2007) Damascus, Syria: Advised the National Committee for combating trafficking in persons on drafting an ant trafficking law, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration IOM. (January 29 – 30, 2007) Amman, Jordan: Conducted a Training Program for Iraqi NGOs on “Minorities’ Rights in Comparative Constitutionalism and International Conventional Law,” in collaboration with the Iraq Foundation and Human Rights Without Frontiers, (December 14 –17, 2006). Sana’a, Yemen: Implemented the “National Capacity Building Programme to Counter Child Trafficking in Yemen” as Legal Expert for the International Organization for Migration, (August 17 – 23, 2006), (October 13 –17, 2006). Rabat, Morocco: Conducted a program on Modernizing Training and Qualification Procedures for government lawyers of the Agence Judiciaire du Royaume – AJR. (May 3 – 5, 2006) Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Conducted continuing legal education program for lawyers on drafting international commercial contracts. Institute for International Law. (March 11 – 13, 2006). Manama, Bahrain: Conducted a training program for government officials on the International Labor Organization’s standards on combating labor trafficking. (March 17 – 23, 2006). Costa Rica: Conducted a fact-finding mission on “Child Sex Tourism” with a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. (February 18 – 22, 2006). Cambodia, The Philippines and Thailand: Conducted a fact-finding mission on “Child Sex Tourism” (December 2 – 20, 2005). Bahrain: Consultant, Educational Development Center, implementing USAID “Global Workforce in Transition” Program, Bahrain (November 17 – 22, 2005). Vienna, Austria: Member of the Expert Consultation Committee- The “Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)” and the “United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights” Experts’ Consultation to Develop a Legal Framework to Prosecute the Exploitation of Trafficked Persons (July 14-15, 2005). Amman, Jordan: Advised Iraqi non-governmental organizations and civil society on drafting a constitution that incorporates human rights in accordance with the International standards and comparative constitutionalism (June 10-13, 2005). Baghdad, Iraq: Conducted program designed for “Preparing Iraqi Women as Leaders, Advocates, and Participants in the Political Process” with a grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Labor and Human Rights, (December 5, 2004-December 12, 2004). Moscow, Russia: Participant in the United States Embassy Training Program for the Police Academy (October 18-22, 2004). Johannesburg, South Africa: Participant in the Shared Hope International Conference on Trafficking in Persons (June 22-24, 2004). Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates and Turkey: Conducted a fact-finding mission on “Identification of Victims of Trafficking” (January 29-Februrary 11, 2004). Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro: Conducted a “Capacity Building Training Program on Anti-trafficking Initiatives in the Countries of Southeastern Europe” for government officials in Zagreb, Croatia; Sofia, Bulgaria; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro with a grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, (December 1- 24, 2003). Greece: Participant at 2nd Preparatory Seminar of the Eleventh OSCE Economic Forum “National and International Economic Impact of Trafficking in Human Beings,” Ioannina, Greece (February 17-18, 2003).

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Chile: Participant at “Assessment of Trafficking in Persons in the Countries of the Americas” Hemispheric Conference on International Migration, Human Rights and Trafficking in Persons in the Americas, Santiago, Chile (November 21, 2002). Italy: Participant at “Establishing a Bill of Rights for Victims of Trafficking in Persons: How It Can Become a Possibility,” International Conference: 21st Century Slavery – The Human Rights Dimension to Trafficking in Human Beings, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy (May 15-16, 2002). Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Represented the UAE government in various litigations. (1996-1999). Mexico City, Mexico: Participant at the annual meeting of the International Association of the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP). (August 1998). Alexandria, Egypt: Taught at the Alexandria University Faculty of Law. (1990-1993) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Visiting scholar, Faculty of Law, Cambridge University. (Fall 1992). Siracusa, Italy: Representative of Alexandria University at the Human Rights Conference of 1990. Damascus, Syria: Drafted and negotiated contracts (1990). Beirut, Lebanon: Taught at the Faculty of Law, Arab University of Beirut (1986-1990). Amman, Jordan and Muscat, Oman: Prepared and supervised Faculty of Law examinations held by the Arab University of Beirut (1988, 1989, 1990). Salzburg, Austria: Member of the Egyptian Delegation visiting Austria for Cultural Exchange (1977). Geneva, Switzerland: Representative of Alexandria University at the Moral Rearmament Conference (1975). CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONIES/HEARINGS/BRIEFINGS Congressional Briefing: The Role of Parliamentarians in Combating and Preventing Trafficking in Persons in cooperation with the UNODC, The Egyptian People’s Assembly, Cairo, Egypt (February 17-18, 2010) Congressional Briefing: Capitol Hill Distinguished Speakers Series, Stopping Women Trafficking in the Muslim World, in collaboration with American-Islamic Congress, (April 1, 2008) Congressional Briefing: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007”, Helsinki Committee for Security and Cooperation in Europe (March 28, 2008) Congressional Panel Discussion Moderator of “Human Trafficking: a form of Modern-Day Slavery” (March 13, 2007) Congressional Hearing: “Protecting Children: the Battle Against Child Pornography and Other Forms of Sexual Exploitation,” Hearing before the Helsinki Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, United States Congress (September 27, 2006) Congressional Screening: “Trafficking in Persons: a Case in Human Trafficking,” (February 14, 2006) Hearing: Remarks on the Anti-trafficking law of Mexico. Senate of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. (October 17, 2005) Congressional Briefing: “The Business of Trafficking in Persons: An International Perspective,” United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. (June 15, 2005). Hearing: “Towards a More Adequate and Effective Legal Response to Trafficking in Persons: the New Maryland Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude Law,” Maryland House of Delegates (March 21, 2005)

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Hearing: “A Call for the Passage of the Russian Draft Law on Encountering Trafficking in Persons: Is there a Need for a Comprehensive Law or the Amendment to the Criminal Code (article 127) is Sufficient?,” The State Duma, Moscow, The Russian Federation (November 29, 2004) Congressional Hearing: “Trafficking in Persons in the Philippines and the Government Responses to the Crime of Trafficking: An Analysis of a new 2003 Anti-Trafficking Law,” A Briefing for the Congressional Delegation to the Philippines (November 19, 2004) Congressional Hearing: “Examining US Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery: An Assessment of the United States’ Recent Legal Responses to the Problem of Trafficking in Persons on the Federal, State and International Levels,” Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights (July 7, 2004) Congressional Hearing: “The Role of the Government in Combating Trafficking in Persons—A Global Human Rights Approach,” House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness (October 29, 2003) Congressional Briefing: “State Responsibility: International Obligations of Countries of Origin, Transit, and Destination,” Congressional Briefing, Central Asia Caucus (July 22, 2003) Congressional Hearing: “A Comparative Analysis of the Anti-Trafficking Legislation in Foreign Countries: Towards a Comprehensive and Effective Legal Response to Combating Trafficking in Persons” House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights (June 25, 2003) Congressional Briefing: “The 2002 Trafficking in Persons Department of State Report: Does the Report Serve the Purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000? Submitted to the International Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives “Foreign Government Complicity in Human Trafficking: A Review of the State Department’s 2002 Trafficking in Persons Report (June 2002) OPINIONS CITED IN COURT DECISIONS 2007 Bains v. the Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New Orleans, Louisiana No. 2006-CA-1423 Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit; 2006-1423 (La. App. 4 Cir. 10/03/07); 969 So. 2d 646; 2007 La. App. LEXIS 1915 1995 Morris v. Friedman; No. 94-C-2808 Supreme Court of Louisiana; 94-2008 (La. 11/27/95); 663 So. 2d 19; 1995 La. LEXIS 2880; 131 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P 58, 051 PUBLICATIONS − Mohamed Mattar, “Human Rights Legislation in the Arab World: The Case of Human

Trafficking,” 33 Michigan Journal for International Law, 101 (2011) − Mohamed Mattar, “Interpreting Judicial Interpretations of the Criminal Statutes of the

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Ten Years Later,” 19 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law, 1247 (Spring 2011)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Improving our approach to human trafficking,” Editorial Introduction, 9 Criminology and Public Policy, 197 (2010).

− Mohamed Mattar, “Trafficking in Persons: An Annotated Bibliography Delineating Five Years of Development,” 2005-2009 (Fall 2009)

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− Mohamed Mattar, “Combating Trafficking in Persons in Accordance with the Principles of Islamic Law”, published by UNODC and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (June 2009)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Access to International Criminal Justice for Victims of Violence against Women Under International Family Law”, 23 Emory International Law Review, a special issue celebrating 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 141 (Spring 2009)

− Mohamed Mattar, “The Parliamentary Handbook on Combating Trafficking in Persons”, written for the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention (2009)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Legal Approaches to Trafficking as a Form of Violence against Women: Implications for a More Comprehensive Strategy in Legislation on the Elimination of Violence against Women”, A report submitted to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (May 2008)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Comparative Models of Human Rights Monitoring and Reporting Mechanisms”, 41 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1355 (2008)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Reporting on the Status of Trafficking in Human Beings” a report written for the Organization for Security and cooperation in Europe (2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Assessment on the Status of Trafficking in Persons in Egypt: Changing Perceptions and Proposing Appropriate Interventions” report submitted to USAID (August 2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “International Child Sex Tourism: Scope of the Problem and Comparative Case Studies” published by The Protection Project at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University, School of International Studies (January, 2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Unresolved Questions in the Bill of Rights of the New Iraqi Constitution: How Will the Clash between ‘Human Rights’ and ‘Islamic Law’ Be Reconciled in Future Legislative Enactments and Judicial Interpretations?” 30 Fordham International Law Journal, 126 (Spring 2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Security or State Security? The Overriding Threat In Trafficking In Persons” 1 Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, 249 (2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Incorporating the Five Basic Elements of a Model Anti-trafficking in Persons Legislation in Domestic Laws: From the United Nations Protocol to the European Convention” 14 Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 357 (Spring 2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Comprehensive Legal Approaches to Combating Trafficking in Persons: an International and Comparative Perspective” published by The Protection Project at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Rights Report on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children” A Country By Country Report on a Form of Modern-day Slavery, published by The Protection Project at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (Editor - Third Edition 2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “State Responsibilities in Combating Trafficking in Persons in Central Asia,” 27 Loyola International & Comparative Law Review, 145 (Spring 2005)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Trafficking in Persons, an Annotated Bibliography,” 96 American Association of Law Libraries Law Library Journal, 669, Southern Illinois University (Fall 2004)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Creating International Consensus on Combating Trafficking in Persons: United States Policy, the Role of the United Nations, Government Responses and Global Challenges,” co-authored with former US Congresswoman Linda Smith, 28 The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 155 (Winter 2004)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Remarks”, in M. Torrey (ed.) Demand Dynamics: The Forces of Demand in Global Sex Trafficking, conference report, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, 99-105 (2004)

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− Mohamed Mattar, “Monitoring the Status of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Foreign Countries: Sanctions Mandated Under the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act,” Brown Journal of World Affairs, vol. X issue I, 159-178 (Summer/Fall 2003)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in the Countries of the Middle East: The Scope of the Problem and the Appropriate Legislative Responses,” 26 Fordham International Law Journal, 721 (March 2003)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Establishing a Bill of Rights for Victims of Trafficking in Persons: How it Can Become a Possibility,” in the Proceedings of the International Conference, 21st Century Slavery – The Human Rights Dimension to Trafficking in Human Beings (May 2002)

− Mohamed Mattar, “The United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000: An Explanatory Note. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Becomes a Reality: When Will the Court Prosecute the First Trafficking in Persons Case?” (July 2002)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Towards a Comprehensive International Legal Approach to Combat Trafficking: The 2000 United Nations Protocol to Prevent. Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children”

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Rights Report on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children” A Country By Country Report on the Status of Law and Law Enforcement in the Context of Trafficking, published by The Protection Project at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University, School of International Studies (Editor – Second Edition, 2002)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Legal Perspectives on Arabs and Muslims in U.S. Courts”, in Arabs in America, Building a New Future, 100-109 (1999)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Teaching Islamic Legal Studies for Law Students in American Law Schools – A Functional Approach for Curriculum Design,” in the Proceedings of the Institute of Islamic and Arab Sciences in America’s Third Annual Symposium (1997)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Academic Grades: Judicial Review of the University Academic Decisions,” “The University Honor Code and the Concept of Academic Justice,” “Crimes in American Universities: The University Legal Obligation to Protect the Safety of its Students,” “Prayers in American Universities: Constitutional Protection for Freedom of Religion,” “Photocopy for Educational Purposes and the Copyright Protection in American Law,” “The University Catalog: The Contractual Relationship Between the Student and the University,” “Foreign Students and the US Tax Law,” “The Student Privacy Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.” Series of articles published in Al-Mubtaath Magazine issues 152-164 (1994-1995)

− Mohamed Mattar, “American Contract Law: New Trends in Half a Century,” Alexandria University Faculty of Law Journal, Special Issue Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Alexandria University Faculty of Law (1993)

− Mohamed Mattar, “The Employment Contract” (1991) − Mohamed Mattar, “Obligations: The Theory of Contract” (1991) − Mohamed Mattar, “Introduction to the Study of Law: The Theory of Rights” (1990) − Mohamed Mattar, “Labor Law: A Comparative Study in Lebanese and Egyptian Law” (1989) − Mohamed Mattar, “Promissory Estoppel, “Common Law Wine in Civil Law Bottles,” 4 Tulane

Civil Law Forum, 71-149 (1988) − Mohamed Mattar, The Landlord – Tenant Relationship: A Case Study in Lebanese and Egyptian

Law (1988) − Mohamed Mattar, “Evidence in Commercial and Civil Transactions” (1987) EDUCATION

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Doctor of Juridical Sciences (S.J.D.) Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana

Dissertation Topic: Promissory Estoppel: Theory and practice – A Study in Detrimental Reliance as an Independent Basis of Liability in American Law. (August 1986)

Master of Laws (L.L.M.) with Distinction Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana

Courses: Unfair Competition, Patents and Trademarks, Oil and Gas Law, Labor Law, Evidence, Civil Law Obligations and Torts. (May 1983)

Master of Comparative Laws (M.C.L.) University of Miami, School of Law, Miami, Florida

Courses: Energy Law, Land Security and Finance, Insurance Law, American Contracts and Torts, International Law. (January 1982)

Diploma of Higher Studies in Private Law (D.P.L.) with Distinction, Class Rank: First Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt

Concentration: Civil Law, Comparative Civil Law, Islamic Law, Commercial Law and Private International Law. (June 1980)

Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.) with Honors, Class Rank: First Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt

Concentration: Constitutional and Administrative Law, Islamic Law, Commercial Law, Civil Law, International Law and Conflict of Laws. (June 1978)

HONORS • Distinguished Leadership Award in Combating Human Trafficking, Qatar Foundation to

Combat Human Trafficking, 2008 • Public Service in International Law Award, International Law Section of District of Columbia

Bar, 2007 • Fulbright Research Grant • Egyptian Research Fellowship Award • Chairman, Student Bar Association • American Peace Fellowship Award • British Council Fellowship Award • Ideal Law Student Award PERSONAL STATUS • Married with 3 children • Date of Birth: January 19, 1957 • Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt • Nationality: Egyptian/American