On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, KARAMAH hosted a visit with nine religious leaders, educators, and government officials from Pakistan. 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.” Participants included:
– Ms. Mais Abousy, Esq.: Attorney and Program Officer, Law and Leadership, KARAMAH
– Mr. Eugene Hummel: Program Associate, KARAMAH
– Mr. Sultan Ahmad Ali: Secretary General, Islahi Jamaat, Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (Reform Group, His Holiness Sultan Bahoo Shrine), Jhang
– Mr. Muhammad Haider Alvi: Khatib, Jamea Masjid Tehkhany; Wali, Tench Bhata, Rawalpindi
– Mr. Maulana Mirza Masood Baig: Deputy Administrator, Binoria International University, Karachi
– Mr. Mehar Moin-Ud-Din Chisti: Member, Pakistan Peoples’ Party
– Mr. Rahat Hussain: Deputy General Secretary, Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F), NWFP, Pakistan
– Dr. Saeed Khan: Lecturer, Islamic Law and Arabic Studies, Jamia-Ul-Uloom-il-Islamiyyah, Fiq-el-Islamia
– Dr. Ata-Ul-Mustafa Jamil Rathore: Director, H. K. Islamic Academy
– Mr. Salim Ur Rahman: Lecturer, Islamic Studies, Islamia College, Peshawar
– Mr. Syed Mudassir Nazar Shah: Custodian, Derbar E Alia, (Shrine of) Saroba Shareef, Distt Jhelum
– Mr. Ubaid Ur Rehman: Administrator, Jamia Qasim-Ul-Uloom, Multan
The participants discussed the difference between cultural and religious influences on the rights of women and their applications in Muslim societies.
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