By: Abed Awad, Esq. On Election Day, the Oklahoma voters passed an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that provides that the “Courts shall not look to the legal precepts of…
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…
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…the panel. The panelists examined the issue of statelessness emanating from the current refugee crisis in the MENA focusing on the nationality laws of the region. Nationality laws in the…
…as a civil rights lawyer back in 1969 fresh out of law school, was profiled, targeted and spied on by the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission.” Professor John Brittain. The discussion started…
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…contained a substantial number and quite a diverse group of participants who came together from all over the United States. The participants, who are grass root community leaders and Islamic…
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…on matters of Islamic law. He clarified also that “extrinsic evidence”, or using expert testimony about Islamic law, does not equate to application of Shari’ah law. Additionally, Mr. Awad elaborated…
…— At a Newsmaker event yesterday at the National Press Club, former Archbishop of Washington, DC Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Professor Emerita at the University of Richmond School of Law…
…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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…Islamic Law and laws of Arab countries. During his speech, Mr. Awad raised awareness about aspects of Islamic jurisprudence that can be used to empower women economically and socially, helping…
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…Project’s bipartisan, blue-ribbon Task Force on Detainee Treatment found after two years examining the public record and conducting over 100 interviews, both in the United States and abroad: the United…
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