KARAMAH held the highly regarded Law and Leadership Summer Program (LLSP) from July 9th – July 27th, 2018, with thirty-eight attendees, in Washington, DC. LLSP is KARAMAH’s annual flagship program…
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…example given by Imam Magid was officiating marriages. Just as Christian and Jewish clergy officiate marriages under their religious laws, Muslim clergy officiate marriages under Islamic law. Beyond this example,…
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…in death, we are united by our common humanity. Below, find a message from KARAMAH’s founder, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri. Aisha Rahman, KARAMAH Executive Director *** Letter from our Founder, Dr. Azizah…
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…we provide a platform every summer for Muslim women find the strength in their voices and share their stories with the world. On the 10th anniversary of KARAMAH’s Law and…
We shall not be silenced: Muslim Leaders Make their Voices Heard Read More »
…and obstacles patriarchy poses. The leaders were excited to learn about KARAMAH’s work and especially the Law and Leadership Summer Program and expressed interest in taking part in the program….
…by credible analysts showing a concerted effort to whitewash right-wing and other terrorism – largely in an effort to paint Muslim and Arab Americans as uniquely worthy of discriminatory targeting….
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…is brought in as foreign law and that it often serves as extrinsic evidence. Ms. Abdelkader said that while people are afraid that Islamic Law will infiltrate the American legal…
KARAMAH on Shari’ah and Religious Freedom: ICLI, NY Read More »
…are the various commentators and international women’s organizations, and human rights organizations that are lobbying against various applications of Islamic law—they might say something like that about shari’a too.” Download…
The Court, in favor of the Wife, held that a talaq divorce obtained in accordance to Pakistani law could not be enforced by comity because it was so contrary to…
…regarding domicile, the court stated that because the Husband and his first wife were domiciled in Turkey, Turkish law should govern the validity of their marriage. Turkish law was clear…
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