Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain (Adnan) is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department for the Study of Religion at Saint Mary’s University. His work explores religion, law, empire, and the afterlives of colonialism. He holds an MTS from Candler School of Theology, a JD from Emory University focused on international human rights, and a PhD on the Islamic state. In addition to Saint Mary's he has taught at Dalhousie Law School and the University of Toronto. He has delivered a TEDx talk on decolonizing the past, and formerly chaired the American Academy of Religion’s Colonialism, Postcolonialism and Religion Section. He publishes on colonialism, love, film and law.