…to achieve their potential and advance their rights. Since 1996, MLK Jr. Day has been a National Day of Service, with many organizations calling for volunteers and local groups implementing…
KARAMAH Celebrates MLK Day through Community Service Supporting Women’s Empowerment Read More »
KARAMAH extends congratulations to the Islamic Speaker’s Bureau of Atlanta (ISB) for recently being awarded the 2012 “Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award” by Emory University. This award recognizes…
KARAMAH Congratulates ISB Atlanta on Community Service Award Read More »
In so many ways, Ailya Vajid represents the intersection of scholarship, service, and leadership which KARAMAH encourages and instills in young women. A 2011 graduate of the Law and Leadership…
Ailya Vajid, a Brilliant Embodiment of Scholarship, Service, and Leadership Read More »
…as well as practical skills for service providers to assess the services and barriers for Muslim victims. By the end of the training, service providers will have a better understanding…
Webinar Series – Addressing DV in the American Muslim Community Read More »
…completed in the presence of two witnesses and the Imam of the Islamic Center of Tampa Bay. About one year after the marriage, the relationship became contentious and the Wife…
Akileh v. Elchahal Read More »
…explained. They elected him by giving them their “bay’ah,” or oath of allegiance. This pledging of the baya’h was, Ms. Rahman explained, the closest comparison to voting within the Islamic…
KARAMAH at St. Mary College of Maryland Colloquium: “Women as Agents of Change” Read More »
…allegiance to him (bay’ah) were 4 women. Sayyidah Khadija was a successful businesswoman, Sayyidah Aisha was a scholar of Islam and Sayyidah Umm Salamah counseled the Prophet on political issues….
Arab IVLP Leaders Learn from KARAMAH’s Model of Human Rights Advocacy and Awareness Read More »
…first pledged allegiance (bay’ah) to the Prophet PBUH. Ms. Rahman quoted stories from Islamic history to illustrate the importance of conflict resolution. When Makkan tribes argued about who gets to…
…detailed and concluded that the United States had engaged in torture both at Guantanamo Bay and other sites around the world. Members of the The Constitution Project Task Force on…
Committee Report Details Extensive Torture, Inhumane Treatment Read More »
On March 1, 2016, KARAMAH Executive Director Aisha Rahman spoke at the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)’s Culturally-Specific Service Provider Round Table entitled “Voices of Multiple Faiths, Forced Marriage,…
Ms. Rahman at MNADV Workshop: “Is There a Nexus Between Religion and DV?” Read More »
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