…currently under debate within the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at the United Nations, and initiatives that KARAMAH has taken to address them. In particular, KARAMAH…
KARAMAH Presents a Briefing on New CEDAW Concept Paper at the United Nations Read More »
…States tortured people. Even the most acrobatic lawyering cannot escape that conclusion. And as the Committee’s report describes in painful detail, torture was not limited to a few isolated instances….
Committee Report Details Extensive Torture, Inhumane Treatment Read More »
…privacy of individuals. In the end, the decision was made to allow individuals to request access to their information. “My file was a number of feet high” joked Pr. Brittain.…
Monitoring Minorities: The Past And Present of Discriminatory Surveillance Practices Read More »
…university, and plans to continue with Arabic as well as start Basque in the fall. Lorentz is interested in the intersection between language, gender, and society, and hopes to gain…
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…such unlawful practices but also to purge related files maintained by the NYPD. KARAMAH has long supported efforts to call into question discriminatory surveillance practices by NYPD of American Muslims,…
KARAMAH Supports Muslim Advocates’ Lawsuit against NYPD Read More »
…teaching about religion versus indoctrination of religion. Despite the fact that there shall always be a reluctance to cross the line into indoctrinating of children in one religion or another,…
What is the Status of Religion in American Public Schools? Read More »
…in KARAMAH’s series, resulted in a lively and frank discussion about the status of Shari’ah in theU.S., how Muslims practice Shari’ah, and the impact of anti-Shari’ah movements on American-Muslims and…
KARAMAH Hosts Town Hall with ADAMS Center Read More »
…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…
The True Story of Sharia in American Courts Read More »
…worship, but it is also the right to hold, practice, change and profess one’s innermost beliefs including the right to decide what religious garb to wear. Religious freedom includes the…
Religious Freedom Event highlights Violations and calls for Respecting the Constitution Read More »
By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. “Capital punishment is imposed in the United States for a limited number of reasons, such as treason and murder. Recently, all executions have been related to…
Capital Punishment in the United States: An Islamic Perspective Read More »
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