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For the afternoon portion of Thursday August 13th, students heard from Jonathan Stith about the principles and possible methods of community organizing. Mr. Stith broke down the concept of community organizing for students, differentiating between individual acts and advocacy or direct action. Many of the actions that are a part of community organizing go towards […]

On Wednesday August 12th, 2015, KARAMAH’s LLSP class of 2015 were ready to utilize their new skills from the previous two-day conflict resolution workshop to discuss diplomacy, to debate, and to discuss potential roads to progress in their community. Students heard from Dean Robert Destro about his diplomacy work and the interfaith outreach he has

On Monday August 10 and 11, 2015, LLSP participants attended Dr. Amr Abdalla’s two-day workshop “Say Peace.” Dr. Adballa has been offering his auspicious peace and conflict resolution lectures at the Law and Leadership Summer Program for over 12 years. Dr. Abdalla began his workshop by discussing his history working in the field of peace

Maya Angelou said: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” And there is no better way to reach people’s feelings than telling a compelling story. We at KARAMAH believe that the power of story telling and personal narratives can change

On August 6th, LLSP participants learned how to build a good plan to accomplish their personal or professional goals. In his course, “The Theory of Change,” Farhan Latif, president of the El Hibri Foundation spoke with students about ways to hone their professional goals and their personal talents to maximize their outcomes. Mr. Latif began

On Thursday Ausgust 6th, participants of the Law and Leadership Summer program 2015 gained valuable insight into the nature of Islamic constitutionalism. Dr. al-Hibri examined the relationship between the U.S. Constitution and the Qur’an and worked with students to dismantle misconceptions about the principles of Islamic constitutionalism. Dr. al-Hibri discussed the similarities between the U.S.

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