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KARAMAH Hosts Summer Program on "Advancing Legal Leadership"
July 12-23, 2010 |
KARAMAH’s Law and Leadership Summer Program ended on Friday, June 25 with a graduation ceremony featuring a keynote address by Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. Now, for the first time ever, KARAMAH is offering a second summer program, entitled “Advancing Legal Leadership.”
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KARAMAH Honored at S.I.S.T.E.R.S.' 4th Annual Fundraising Tea
April 17, 2010 |
On Saturday, April 17, KARAMAH was honored at a fundraising tea event held by Sisters in Solidarity to Educate, Respond & Serve (S.I.S.T.E.R.S) at Dar Al-Noor mosque in Manassas, Virginia. During the event, the women of SISTERS raised funds to help sponsor a student to attend KARAMAH's 2010 Law & Leadership Summer Program.
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Governing Diversity: Law, Islam, and Pluralism in the Modern World
April 28, 2010 |
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On April 28, KARAMAH will host a lecture, “Governing Diversity: Law, Islam, and Pluralism in the Modern World,” featuring Dr. Anver M. Emon of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law. Dr. Emon will discuss the challenges of governance in pluralistic systems, drawing examples from both the Islamic legal tradition concerning non-Muslims and recent legal developments in the US, UK, and France regarding the regulation of covered Muslim women.
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KARAMAH Hosts Visit With Delegation from Pakistan
April 20, 2010
The group was visiting the United States on a trip sponsored by the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program for a special educational project, “Religion in America: Religious Pluralism and Tolerance.” Learn More » |
KARAMAH Co-Hosts Film Screening and Panel Discussion,
What a Billion Muslims Really Think: Human Rights and Muslim Women
April 9, 2010
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In cooperation with the El-Hibri Charitable Foundation and Unity Productions Foundation, KARAMAH held a film screening of Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think and a panel discussion, "What a Billion Muslims Really Think: Human Rights and Muslim Women." The panel featured Dr. Azizah Y. al-Hibri, Esq., Founder and Chairperson, KARAMAH; Alexander Kronemer, Executive Producer, Unity Productions Foundation; and Dalia Mogahed, Senior Analyst and Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.
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Dispatch from Europe: KARAMAH Holds Islamic Law and Leadership Workshops in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium
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In March 2010, KARAMAH held a two-part program in Brussels and
Antwerp, Belgium, which included interactive training sessions in leadership and advanced Islamic law.
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KARAMAH Presents a Briefing on New CEDAW Concept Paper at the United Nations
March 12, 2010
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| The briefing addressed issues related to the rights of Muslim women and Islamic law currently under debate within the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at the United Nations, and initiatives that KARAMAH has taken to address them. In particular, KARAMAH presented its newest position paper responding to a current amendment under consideration within CEDAW regarding the economic consequences of divorce on women.
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Islamic Legal Perspectives on Violence Against Women: The Case of Rape in War-Torn Countries
March 10, 2010
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FEATURED PANELISTS:
Dr. Raja Naji Makkawi, Professor of Law at Université Mohamed-V, Morocco
Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, Distinguished Research Professor of Law Emeritus at DePaul University College of Law
MODERATOR:
Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Chairman and Founder of Karamah and Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law
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DISCLAIMER: KARAMAH endeavors to select accomplished jurists, scholars, and leaders to participate in its lecture series. In so doing, KARAMAH seeks to advance discussion on important issues by providing a platform for a variety of voices with diverse points of view. Thus, the views and opinions expressed in this lecture series do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policies, or points of view of KARAMAH.
KARAMAH does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or authenticity of any of the information presented in these lectures. Furthermore, KARAMAH does not assume any legal liability for the lectures or for any of the information contained in them. As is customary, such matters are the responsibility of the lecturers. |
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