Amin v. Bakhaty
…affirmed that it was in the best interests of her son to remain with her. The court affirmed the lower court’s refusal to defer to the Egyptian courts in the…
…affirmed that it was in the best interests of her son to remain with her. The court affirmed the lower court’s refusal to defer to the Egyptian courts in the…
…topic is of utmost importance at this time in Egypt and enabled the speakers to explore the balance within Islam between liberty and security. The Grand Imam emphasized the fact…
…ruled that it was not inequitable to allow the Wife to attack the Egyptian divorce decree. The Husband argued that the Wife took part in a religious divorce in August,…
Maklad v. Maklad اقرأ المزيد »
…They arrived in the U.S. in 1971, and in 1983, the couple went back to Egypt where the Husband obtained a divorce in accordance with Egyptian laws. The Wife brought…
Sherif v. Sherif اقرأ المزيد »
The court, in favor of the Wife, held that a nikah nama with no provision for the wife, disclosure of the husband’s assets, nor independent counsel was not an enforceable…
Chaudhary v. Ali اقرأ المزيد »
…mutilation in my village in Egypt, I am facing a lot of resistance from some imams. How do you deal with this? In order to affect holistic change, one needs…
Arab IVLP Leaders Learn from KARAMAH’s Model of Human Rights Advocacy and Awareness اقرأ المزيد »
…influence various dynamics of conflicts. He related this to his own professional experience as a prosecuting attorney in Egypt thirty years ago and the transition he made since then to…
Faith and Community Celebrated at Annual Iftar اقرأ المزيد »
…Ibrahim’s statement summarized a key theme of the briefing– understanding constitutional texts in their entirety in order to identify threats to religious freedom in given countries. Mr. Thames and Ms….
KARAMAH Continues Advocacy for Religious Freedom with Joint Briefing on USCIRF Report اقرأ المزيد »
…cornerstone of this suburban community. We at KARAMAH seek to promote religious freedom, civil and human rights within an interfaith context, and thus stand in solidarity with our brothers and…
KARAMAH Extends Our Condolences to the Sikh Community اقرأ المزيد »
…feelings of inequality in the mosque because of lack of access to the imam, lack of equal space (both in quality and quantity), and lack of access even sometimes to…
Sacred Space? Women’s Places and Spaces in Contemporary American Mosques اقرأ المزيد »