Women in Faith – Diverse Voices Speak
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. presented on a panel on diverse voices speaking hosted by the Prince George’s County’s Human Relations Commission.
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Scholar’s Chair Interview
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. was interviewed for the Scholar’s Chair YouTube Channel on Women and Islam.
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Role of Religion in Advancing Gender Equality
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. joined the Baha’i Office of Public Affairs for a panel discussion on how religious knowledge and grassroots experiences offer insights for furthering gender equality in transformative ways
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African Americans and Religious Freedom – The Struggle for Religious Freedom from Thomas Jefferson to Black Lives Matter
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. was quoted in article – “The Struggle for Religious Freedom from Thomas Jefferson to Black Lives Matter” published on salon.com on January 23, 2021 “I think it’s important to focus on the fact that after 9/11 so many Americans were asked, ‘Do you know any Muslims?’ and most African-Americans
African Americans and Religious Freedom: New Perspectives for Congregations & Communities
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. contributed a chapter in the book – African Americans and Religious Freedom New Perspectives for Congregations and Communities Download Now
African Americans and Religious Freedom
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. presented on African Americans and Religious Freedom Panel Discussion on January 12, 2021, hosted by the Religious Freedom Center.
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Debunking The Myth: Angels Cursing Hadith
By Dr. Azizah al-Hibri and Ghada Ghazal. KARAMAH October 2018 ABSTRACT This is the second installment in our white paper series entitled “Debunking the Myth.” The series addresses religiously significant issues that are of special concern to Muslim women. In this paper, we address the above-captioned hadith (saying of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)) that Muslims interpret as requiring wives
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The True Story of Sharia in American Courts
By: Abed Awad, Esq. On May 21 Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed legislation prohibiting judges in the state from considering foreign law in their rulings. The law declares that any court decision will be considered void if it relies “in whole or in part on any foreign law, legal code or system that would not
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Alabama’s abortion law is not ‘Christian Sharia,’ professor says. Sharia isn’t as inflexible, as draconian.
By: Abed Awad, Esq. The near-complete ban of abortion in Alabama coupled with the proposed anti-abortion legislation spreading around the country bring into focus the destructive consequences visited upon women’s rights by literalist religious doctrine justified by science cum legislating morality. This position on abortion is rigid allowing no room for grey areas. No room for disagreement.
Don’t be surprised if one of these horrific massacres happens ‘at a mosque near you,’ N.J. Muslim attorney says
By: Abed Awad, Esq. “To those who, when calamity strikes, Say: ‘We belong to God, and to Him we shall return.’ Upon them descend blessings from God and mercy. They are guided right.” Quran, 2:157. Our thought and prayers are with families of the New Zealand mosque massacres. A suspected white nationalist terrorist killed 49 Muslim worshipers
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