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Islam Attia, a 2016 summa cum laude Master of Laws graduate of IU McKinney, published an article titled, "Do the United Nations' Terrorism-Related Conventions Prohibit and Suppress 'Terrorism' Acts Committed by 'Terrorists?'" in the Bristol Law Review. The print edition which contains Attia's work, was published in May 2018.

Attia interpreted in his article what he characterized as “a deficiency in the United Nations’ terrorism-related conventions, which is the legal characterization of the ‘offense’ under these conventions," he said. “In light of the daily intensified ‘terror’ attacks that happen in different spots in the world, the article examines whether the terrorism-related conventions’ ‘offenses’ are technically ‘terrorism’ crimes and whether their perpetrators are offenders or ‘terrorists.’”

The article was part of his LL.M. thesis at IU McKinney. “Actually, I have to confess my gratitude to IU McKinney because this article was a part of my LL.M. thesis in the International Human Rights Law track,” Attia said. “The thesis was under the supervision of Professor George E. Edwards. Thus, the article expresses such gratitude in its first footnote.”

Attia also gave a lecture during the LL.M. Transnational Law Conference 2018 at King's College London in March 2018. He discussed "Extradition and Prosecution of International Terrorists (the case of Egypt)."

Attia works as a diplomat and legal counsel in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt. He is currently on sabbatical studying public international law at the London School of Economics. He previously served as a political and legal adviser in the Cabinet of the Vice Minister of Egypt (2016-2017).