…never again sanctions torture under any justification. We set out a number of recommendations for reform in our Task Force on Detainee Treatment Report. Two should take immediate priority. First, Congress should…
Committee Report Details Extensive Torture, Inhumane Treatment Read More »
…contemplate the Quran instead of just passively reading it. Contemplation of the Qur’an provides a number of benefits: it strengthens our relationship with Allah, increases faith, cures and heals the…
Dr. Zainab Alwani-Approaching the Qur’an Read More »
…that the Secretary of Homeland Security will gather data on numbers and types of GBV, including so called “honor killings.” To be crystal clear, in Islamic law, there is no…
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On an early Tuesday morning, KARAMAH’s Executive Director Aisha Rahman challenged a group of law students from Qatar University to wrestle with the complexity and multiple layers of a domestic…
Qatari Law Students Visit KARAMAH Read More »
…keynote address on Muslim women’s civic engagement at the Commission on Elections; participated in roundtable discussion with family court judges; presented a half-day workshop at the University of the Philippines…
KARAMAH in the Philippines! Read More »
…Executive Director Ms. Aisha Rahman,and Dr. Zainab Alwani, a prominent Islamic scholar and professor at Howard University School of Divinity. As was the model for all three presentations, Ms. Hanif…
KARAMAH Concludes Domestic Violence Awareness Series at DMV Mosques Read More »
…was not ready for was the judgment from faculty. After all, at a progressive university, can you really expect to have your relationship with a professor compromised because of religious…
…Rights; Professor Emerita, University of Richmond School of Law -Asifa Quraishi-Landes: Founder, NAML: National Association of Muslim Lawyers; Associate Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School -Zakia Mahasa: first…
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Zoha Irfan joined the KARAMAH team this fall as an intern. She is a graduate of the University of London currently pursuing her Master’s degree in International Legal Studies at…
Meet KARAMAH’s Fall 2015 Legal Intern, Zoha Irfan Read More »
On September 22, 2011, KARAMAH ‘s Senior Research Associate, Ms. Ailya Vajid, participated in a panel entitled “Does Religion Infringe upon Women’s Rights?” at the University of Richmond. Other panelists…
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