…that each participant should note what helped or hindered the discussion and that they should not be too busy proving the opponent wrong. If individuals can remember this, while also…
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…of smugglers and their financial struggles in a land where they are not legally recognized. But the saddest suffering this family endures is the emotional torment of leaving their oldest…
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…that protect the rights of such workers, many of whom are immigrants from other counties. These workers hailing mainly from Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Nepal are exempt…
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…women’s rights across the world. Having just traveled through nine Muslim countries, ranging from Pakistan and Bangladesh to the Gulf States, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon, I would answer that it…
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…the issue of religious accommodations. Unfortunately, it is too often that students not only do not ask for religious accommodations but feel uncomfortable asking for them. When looking at the…
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On November 10th, 2015, KARAMAH executive director, Ms. Aisha Rahman, spoke at the American Bar Association International Family Mediator Training organized by the American Bar Association Section of International Law…
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…scholars, no one in my family ever asked me to be silent about this incident or blamed me for it. Abused women from Elgin are entitled to no less. Nevertheless,…
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…government sees these changes as promoting Islamic values of ending violence against women. Ambassador Sareer also echoed KARAMAH’s position, stating that quality Islamic education is needed in order to promote…
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…an early age, many women are unaware of the rights afforded them under Islamic law. In November 2012, KARAMAH’s Chair and Founder Dr. Azizah al-Hibri and Executive Director Aisha Rahman…
…founding member of Karamah’s Jurist Network, quoting long passages from her scholarly work. Dr. Fatema Mernissi’s work was not quoted because she is not a jurist. During this whole process…
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