Akileh v. Elchahal
…contract law. Akileh v. Elchahal, 666 So. 2d 246 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996); District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District The court held that the “sadaq” (mahr) agreement…
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…contract law. Akileh v. Elchahal, 666 So. 2d 246 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996); District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District The court held that the “sadaq” (mahr) agreement…
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…of speech model specifically. In 2011, a Florida pastor made international news when he publicly burned a copy of the Qur’an, followed by scattered protests resulting in the deaths of…
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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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…X.” When Dr. al-Hibri arrived in the U.S. in 1966, Brother Malcolm had already been assassinated. She took a cab directly from the airport to Harlem, but the driver refused…
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…in eminent danger, rape or other sexual offences, stalking and false imprisonment.” KARAMAH receives phone calls from women around the world seeking help for DV situations. We provide legal help…
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On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, KARAMAH commemorated International Women’s Day by conducting a workshop for global Muslim women leaders. KARAMAH was joined by leaders from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Chad, Jordan,…
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…that the United States engaged in the practice of torture, and that additionally, “cruel, inhumane and degrading” tactics were used by American personnel in direct violation of international treaties and…
On September 11, 2014, a group of fourteen women from nations across South and Central Asia visited KARAMAH as a part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitors Leadership…
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…Rights, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). After the announcement of her appointment to the two-year term, Leonard Leo, the Chair of USCIRF, remarked: “My fellow Commissioners…