…and I are most pleased to welcome Professor al-Hibri to the Commission. She comes with a distinguished record of service as a human rights advocate devoted to the protection of…
…careers, homes, and communities. Ms. Manal Omar, Associate Vice President for the Middle East and Africa Center at the United States Institute of Peace, delivered the keynote address to kick…
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On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, KARAMAH hosted a visit with nine religious leaders, educators, and government officials from Pakistan. The group was visiting the United States on a trip sponsored…
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…headscarf would not come loose or come off during intense play. In fact, a headscarf would better accomplish helping a player focus as it would absorb more sweat and hold…
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…human rights violations. Because of the historical interaction between the West and Islam, the United States has recently been supporting efforts to export its democratic principles and human rights values…
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…the nature of the founding legal text tells only the beginning of the story. With some comparative study of the legal cultures that formed around the Qur’an and the Constitution,…
On the day after the President signed executive order 37496, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” KARAMAH joined over 100 Muslim lawyers in New York…
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By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. “The crisis of modernity in Islamic societies, generally, and of Muslim women’s rights, specifically, has led some individuals to wonder whether Islam has become outdated. After…
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…the CEDAW Committee at the United Nations. KARAMAH hopes that its comments will facilitate a thorough critique by Muslim delegations of The Concept Note which is very significant insofar as…
…the…decision the same fundamental liberties, rights and privileges granted under the United States and Kansas constitutions.” The real target of the law goes unnamed. “This [bill] doesn’t say ‘Sharia law,’”…
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