By: Asifa Quraishi-Landes “I remember as a child having to describe Pakistan as that small country next to India. I haven’t used that description in a long time. By now,…
…A.2d 1000 (N.J. Super. Ct. 1978) Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Husband and Wife, both Pakistani, were married in Pakistan in 1961. From 1963 to 1968, the…
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By: John Mansfield “Aleem v. Aleem is a recent case from Maryland’s highest court, the Maryland Court of Appeals. Husband and wife were married in Pakistan in a ceremony that…
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…interest in formulating strategies to promote more women’s leadership in Pakistan via leadership workshops, mentorship networks, and women’s educational advocacy. Group members also reiterated the need for better access to…
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By: John Mansfield “At the Karamah program a year ago, I gave a talk with the same title–“Marriage in Pakistan – Divorce in Maryland”- about the case – Aleem v….
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“The zina and rape laws of Pakistan are the subject of heated debate both inside and outside the Muslim world. Opponents of the Shari’a law have found in the subject…
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…after Rio Olympics photo available at https://www.rt.com/sport/355141-hijab-wearing-volleyball-olympics/ [6] In a Changing US Army, Turbans and Hijabs Allowed available at http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2016/0415/In-a-changing-US-Army-turbans-and-hijabs-allowed [7] FIFA Lifts Ban on Head Covers available at http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2014/03/fifa-allows-hijab-turban-players-20143113053667394.html…
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…Wife argued that even if the Husband is correct, the marriage was valid because the ceremony was completed in Pakistan with the Rukhsati and proxy marriages are valid in Pakistan….
…Accordingly, the University of Richmond Muslim Law Student Association will continue to invite Dr. al-Hibri to lead an event on this topic at least once a semester. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlBH1yZ2kOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXuOA4Yuk-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QguzbwAWIk…
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…Wife, of Indian descent, were married in India in 2001. The couple lived in Michigan from 2006-2008. In April 2008, the Husband traveled to India and pronounced a written triple…
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