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The Islamic Worldview
 
"The Nature of the Islamic Marriage" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective, John Witte and Eliza Ellison, eds., (2005)
"Divine Justice and the Human Order" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Humanity Before God: Contemporary Faces of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Ethics, William Schweiker et al. eds., (2006)
 
Women and Leadership
 
“Women and Leadership” - Professor Monica McGrath, Wharton School of Business, presented at Law and Leadership 2008 Summer Program
 
Women's Rights
 
"An Introduction to Muslim Women's Rights" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Windows of Faith 51, Gisela Webb ed., (2000)
"Islam, Law and Custom: Redefining Muslim Women's Rights" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, American University Journal of International Law and Policy, Vol. 12, 1 (1997)
"Laicité, Women's Rights, and the Headscarf Issue in France" - Raja El Habti, presented at panel discussion, “The Veil Controversy: International Perspectives on Religion in Public Life,” Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, April 19, 2004
"Redefining Muslim Women's Roles in the Next Century" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Norman Dorsen and Prosser Gifford, eds., (2001)
"Qu'ranic Foundations of the Rights of Muslim Women in the 21st Century" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Women in Indonesian Society: Access, Empowerment and Opportunity, M. Atho Mudzhar et al. eds., (2001)
"Muslim Women's Rights In the Global Village: Challenges and Opportunities" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Journal of Law and Religion, Vol. 15 (1999)
"Family Planning and Islamic Jurisprudence" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, delivered as part of the United Nations panel, “Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Population Issues,” May 19, 1993
"The Hermeneutics of Gendered Space and Discourse" - Asma Afsaruddin, Hermeneutics and Honor: Negotiating Female “Public” Space in Islamic Societies, Asma Afsaruddin, ed., (1999)
"Her Honor: An Islamic Critique of the Rape Laws of Pakistan from a Woman-Sensitive Perspective" - Asifa Quraishi, Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol. 18, 287 (1997)
"Zina, Rape, and Islamic Law: An Islamic Legal Analysis of The Rape Laws in Pakistan" - A Position Paper by KARAMAH, (2005)
"An Islamic Perspective on Domestic Violence" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Reprinted with permission from Fordham International Law Journal, (2003)
"Muslim Women's Status in North Africa" (in French) - Jelila Behi, (2003)
"Muslim Women's Rights In The Global Village: Challenges And Opportunities" (in French) - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, (2005)
 
Human Rights
 
Symposium on Religious Law - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Loyola of Los Angeles International Law Journal, (1993)
 
Democracy and Islam
 
"Islamic & American Constitutional Law" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, 492 (1999)
"Islamic Constitutionalism and the Concept of Democracy" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (1993)
 
Civil Liberties
 
"Raiding Islam" - John G. Douglass, Reprinted with permission from the Journal of Law and Religion, Vol. XIX, No.1 (2003-2004)
"The Bottom Rung of America's Race Ladder" - Jonathan K. Stubbs, Reprinted with permission from the Journal of Law and Religion, Vol. XIX, No.1 (2003-2004)
Report of the Liberty and Security Initiative on First Amendment Issues - Released by the Constitution Project’s Liberty and Security Initiative (2003)
 
Religious Freedom
 
"Of Condemnation and Divinity: Praying For Our Religious Freedom" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, (2002)
 
Conflict Resolution
 
"Principles of Islamic Interpersonal Conflict Intervention - Amr Abdalla, Journal of Law and Religion Vol XV (2002)
"Some Misinterpretations of Qur'anic Verses" - David Dakake, Islamic Research Institute
"Law, Religion and the Prophetic Method of Social Change" - Jawdat Said, Journal of Law and Religion, Vol. 15, No. 1/2 (2000 - 2001)
 
Islam and the West
 
Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas - Sylviane A. Diouf, New York: New York University Press, (1998)
 
Other Issues In Islamic Law
 
"Marriage in Pakistan - Divorce in Maryland - A Sequel" - Professor John H. Mansfield (2009)
"A Marriage in Pakistan - A Divorce in Maryland" - Professor John H. Mansfield (2008)
"The Muslim Perspective on the Clergy-Penitent Privilege" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review (1996)
"On Being a Muslim Corporate Lawyer" - Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Texas Tech Law Review, (1996)
"Capital Punishment in the United States: A Muslim Perspective" - Dr. Azizah Y. al-Hibri (2001)
   
 
 
 
*DISCLAIMER: The articles represent the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of KARAMAH.

 


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