Dr. Bilal Ansari and Dr. Colleen Keyes to Provide Training for Greater Hartford Legal Aid

Dr. Bilal Ansari, ’11, Co-Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program and Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology, will conduct two training sessions for the staff of Greater Hartford Legal Aid in understanding Islamic terminology.

Dr. Ansari’s wife, Dr. Colleen Keyes, MA ’04, International Ph.D. ’15, will co-lead the training and conversation.

The training sessions on Aug. 5 and Sept. 23 will focus on terms related to Shari’a and Fiqh, which will help the Legal Aid staff better serve their Muslim clients.

Greater Hartford Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to low-income people and seniors in the Hartford area.