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On April 12, 2016 KARAMAH met with Ms. Akeela Gheewalla Ahmed, a U.K. government adviser and an activist working on issues of gender equality within the Muslim community in the UK. KARAMAH regularly meets with delegations from around the world to educate about the just and gender equitable principles of Islam, to exchange ideas and […]

On March 3, 2016, my friends and I experienced a horrible incident. After finishing school, we took the light rail headed to Penn Station. There was a man sitting behind us on the train. He started verbally abusing us and cursing us out. My friend turned around to see what’s going on, and then turned back.

Each year, KARAMAH holds a parallel event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) session that is held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York with the attendance of representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world. This year, KARAMAH hosted a

On March 10, 2016, and as part of KARAMAH’s efforts to liaise with activists and advocates who work to promote women’s rights worldwide, KARAMAH met with a delegation of Afghan attorneys with experience working on criminal, property, and family law cases. KARAMAH regularly meets with delegations of global Muslim leaders to exchange ideas and information and

On March 19, 2016, and in conjunction with the International Action Network for Gender Equity and Law, IANGEL and AIDS Free world, KARAMAH co-sponsored the panel discussion “Pro Bono Legal Services for Women’s Empowerment.” KARAMAH executive director Ms. Aisha Rahman joined IANGEL Board Member Ms. Mary Wolverton, and AIDS Free World Legal Advisor Mr. Seth

On March 1, 2016, KARAMAH Executive Director Aisha Rahman spoke at the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)’s Culturally-Specific Service Provider Round Table entitled “Voices of Multiple Faiths, Forced Marriage, and Domestic Violence.” The event brought together representatives of many different faith-based organizations working to end domestic violence in their communities. Ms. Rahman’s portion of