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On August 5th, 2015, Lynn Kunkle, Director of Grants and Peace Education at the El-Hibri Foundation talked to LLSP 2015 participants about methods of effective fundraising and grant-writing. Recognizing how overwhelming grant-writing and fundraising can seem, Ms. Kunkle sought to “de-mystify the grant-making process” so participants could be more effective fundraisers for their organizations and […]

On Wednesday August 5th, 2015, LLSP 2015 participants continued their education in leadership skills, discussing qualities of effective leaders with Dean Okianer Dark. Students participated in a discussion with Dean Okianer Dark about the qualities that constitute effective leadership, leaders who serve as examples to participants, and how leadership qualities may differ between men and

On Tuesday August 4th, 2015, dr. al-Hibri was joined by General David Irvine to talk to the Law and Leadership Summer Program participants about the findings of the Constitution Project task force they were part of and which investigated U.S. torture practices. Dr. al-Hibri said: “civil society had to come together to safeguard our nation’s

On August 4th, 2015, LLSP Class of 2015 participants heard from an impressive list of speakers.To start the day, students heard from Dr. Azizah al-Hibri on women’s financial rights in Islam. Dr. al-Hibri clarified the meaning of sadaq, commonly mistranslated as dowry, and the circumstances under which women would and would not be entitled to it

August 3rd, 2015 — KARAMAH’s LLSP Class of 2015 kicked off their second week of classes with a full day of classes devoted to developing participants’ leadership skills. Participants began their day with two sessions on “Powerful Speaking for Powerful Women,” taught by Ieasha Prime. Ms. Prime worked with participants to break down the everyday

LLSP’s Class of 2015 continued their first week of classes with courses on the status of women in Islam, the concept of an Islamic public thought, and what it means to have agency in Islam. Dr. al-Hibri started her course, “The Islamic Worldview: All About Eve ” by explaining that everything in this world is

KARAMAH’s LLSP class of 2015 enjoyed an inspiring, empowering, third day of classes. Participants discussed what it means to be a leader, how women can be leaders in their communities, how to lead and advocate through social media, and how to resolve conflicts within the Muslim community. Participants started the day with a course on

The second day of LLSP 2015 was marked by Dr. Zainab Alwani’s lectures: “Approaching the Qur’an”, “Tafsir, Ta’wil, & Ijtihad”, and “Islamic Jurisprudential Reasoning.” The lectures centered around strengthening our relationship with the Qur’an while developing a holistic approach towards Qur’anic readings in order to truly understand its meaning. Dr. Alwani began her first course,

Monday July 27th, 2015 marked the beginning of KARAMAH’s 13th annual Law and Leadership Summer Program (LLSP). Participants attended two lectures by Imam Mohamed Magid:“Sources of Islamic Law” and “Spirituality and Leadership”, an inspiring keynote address by Lynn Rosenthal, and the “River of Life” exercise with KARAMAH’s executive director, Aisha Rahman. Imam Magid gave the LLSP Class