By: Zainab Alwani Islam, as the final message from God to humankind, came to light in a brutal and cruel environment. Violence was a common practice in Arabia and around…
“Domestic Violence: Islamic Perspective” by Zainab Alwani اقرأ المزيد »
…pledged their allegiance to the Prophet afterwards. This social contract is based on the idea that women and men both were free to retract their allegiance, an essential freedom in…
“Islam Ethics and the Other” by Dr. Azizah al-Hibri اقرأ المزيد »
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…
…and imams have no special access to heaven. The Prophet himself stated that Muslims are equal like the teeth of a comb. This means that no one gets a free…
Dr. al-Hibri Speaks Out Against Sexual Abuse in The Huffington Post Op-Ed اقرأ المزيد »
During the month of May, several international religious freedom matters were widely reported. Most notable among them was the Boko Haram kidnapping of a group of school girls in Nigeria….
Let there be no coercion…Defending Religious Freedom اقرأ المزيد »
…Rights from a Comparative Legal Perspective” on February 28th; and “The Limits of Free Speech in a Global Era: Does America’s Free Speech Model Endanger Muslim Americans?” on March 19th. Questions raised at…
…administration. When Dr. al-Hibri pressed the administration about inviting Malcolm X, referencing free speech, she was told, “We [Americans] don’t want to air our dirty laundry abroad.” Determined to host…
KARAMAH Celebrates America’s Islamic Heritage اقرأ المزيد »
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of…
KARAMAH Launches Online Symposium on Shari’ah and Religious Freedom اقرأ المزيد »
…ul-Adha. Islamic history relates that God ordered prophet Ibrahim to take his wife Hajar and their son Ismail to the deserts of Arabia and leave them behind. As he walked…
A Muslim Woman’s Right to Self Determination اقرأ المزيد »
…subject to the same rules that govern men. In the age of constitutional democracy, we are free to exercise power given to us by law, so that gender differences should…
Professor Mohamed Fadel-Islam and Agency اقرأ المزيد »
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