…of speech model specifically. In 2011, a Florida pastor made international news when he publicly burned a copy of the Qur’an, followed by scattered protests resulting in the deaths of…
…month at most, she determined that we would be back that afternoon to eat with the family. Considering that food is cheap in Penang (prior to meeting the family, Nur…
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…contract law. Akileh v. Elchahal, 666 So. 2d 246 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996); District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District The court held that the “sadaq” (mahr) agreement…
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…Mississipi. The Sovereignty Commission used some of the same practices that are controversial today: infiltration of peaceful nonviolent civic organizations, collection of dossiers (often with false information), and tapping phones,…
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…a brighter future. Though the exact numbers remain murky, at least 12,000 civilian women and children have been killed since the conflict began nearly three years ago. This number may…
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…Rights; Professor Emerita, University of Richmond School of Law -Asifa Quraishi-Landes: Founder, NAML: National Association of Muslim Lawyers; Associate Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School -Zakia Mahasa: first…
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…to learn about and from each other. And most urgently, we need to resist the cheap demagoguery that seeks to generate and mine religious tension for short-term political advantage.” Download…
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…in eminent danger, rape or other sexual offences, stalking and false imprisonment.” KARAMAH receives phone calls from women around the world seeking help for DV situations. We provide legal help…
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…Husband for $5,000 and awarded an additional $2,050 for legal counsel fees. Note: Cited in Florida case, Akileh v. Elchahal, 666 So. 2d 246 at 248 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App….
…risks discriminating against the world’s roughly 800 million Muslim women who may observe a headscarf—further alienating them from basketball. Likewise, it risks discriminating against women from Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sabien,…
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