…delegation learned how to obtain a divorce in America in accordance with the principles of both Shari’ah and American Legal Code. The judges were part of the Department of State’s…
…court decision will be considered void if it relies “in whole or in part on any foreign law, legal code or system that would not grant the parties affected by…
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…stage was Zara Iqbal, from Pakistan. She talked about her life journey including the ups and downs of her romantic relationships. “After being denied my basic rights, I realised that…
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…highest court decided the case, Professor Mansfield gathered additional facts, and then wrote in 2008 the article “Marriage in Pakistan– Divorce in Maryland,” which is on the KARAMAH website. He…
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…the 18 participants, there were women from Kenya, Kosovo, Sudan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. The group comprised of university students, lawyers, activists, researchers, and educators. The program featured…
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“The zina and rape laws of Pakistan are the subject of heated debate both inside and outside the Muslim world. Opponents of the Shari’a law have found in the subject an ideal opportunity to…
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…and think in the post 9/11 era. I’ve been on numerous flights in, out, and within Pakistan, but I cannot explain the genuine terror that took complete control of my…
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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 Washington College of Law at American University. Growing up in Pakistan, she was startled by abject poverty, injustice and desensitization towards human suffering and witnessed the dire effects of…
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…nama with no provision for the wife, disclosure of the husband’s assets, nor independent counsel was not an enforceable prenuptial agreement. Husband and Wife were married in Pakistan. At time…
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