…the world of American constitutional theory. We will here set these debates next to each other, illustrating some important similarities between the two legal cultures clearly visible despite their differences….
By: Julie Macfarlane The primary objective of the study was to document, using a qualitative, interview-based approach, how North American Muslim communities manage divorce. Specifically, the study explores Islamic approaches…
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By: Engy Abdelkader, Esq. “While I did not know Nazish Noorani, the story of her death haunts me: an American Muslim stay-at-home mother of two gunned down in a suburban…
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…on the youth which is evident in the numbers of Muslim American youth being bullied, profiled and hurt everyday. “The message is clear—Muslim Americans are the ‘other.’” “We seem to…
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…American Studies. She is interested in the intersection of Law and American Culture, specifically in the ways that law can stratify society and further enforce divisions along ethnic, religious and…
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…that has led to unrestrained criminal and autocratic behavior in the name of Islam. With the rise of a new generation of American Muslims, born and raised in these United…
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…York City Police Department (NYPD) of constitutionally protected activities by members of the American Muslim community. KARAMAH has filed several such complaints regarding NYPD misconduct on behalf of the American…
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…American Muslims socialize, shop and pray. Then again, last week, KARAMAH reiterated this request to the DOJ for a federal investigation into NYPD’s violation of American Muslim civil rights amid…
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By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. Islam is commonly viewed in the West as being incompatible with democracy. It is also viewed as an “Oriental” religion that has spawned violence and encouraged…
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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…
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