…the 18 participants, there were women from Kenya, Kosovo, Sudan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. The group comprised of university students, lawyers, activists, researchers, and educators. The program featured…
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…rest of Humanity in thought and deed. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X, wrote about this spirit after his pilgrimage in 1964: “Last night I made my seven…
…in the Sudan that shares space with its Christian brothers and sisters. Her lecture was met with much enthusiasm by the audience, as well as many insightful questions that addressed…
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…political situation in Sudan and Egypt and the effects of the “Arab Spring” there. Another speaker was Ms. Zahrah Devji, a summer 2011 intern, who spoke about her unique experience…
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…issue for over 50 years by the U.S. Supreme Court. [1] Mach then turned to one of the most pressing issues for the Muslim American community today—the difference between the…
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…81, 82, 83 of the Moroccan Mudawwana (Family code) and Article 8 of the Iranian Family Protection Law detail steps of reconciliation and arbitration between disputing couples. Since the inception…
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…guilty one was a close relative of ours. Indeed, this is what the Qur’anic injunction of “promoting virtue and prohibiting vice” is about. It is not about terrorizing peaceful women…
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…to speak. Ambassador Sareer spoke about steps the Maldivian government has taken to reform its legal code and better protect women and children. During the event, he stated that the…
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…in the Maldivian legal code. KARAMAH’s conference was organized by Aneesa Ahmed, a recipient of the State Department’s International Women of Courage award. A former parliamentarian and minister of health…
…by Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, chair and founder of KARAMAH , a question was asked about how the 2004 revisions inMorocco’s personal status code were achieved. Dr. al-Hibri discussed that Karamah…
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