On October 19, 2011, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri participated in a panel discussion entitled \u201cMuslim-Majority and Muslim-Minority Communities in a Global Context.\u201d The panel was hosted by the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World and featured, alongside with Dr. al-Hibri, Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State; Imam Muhammad Magid, President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and Executive Director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Center (ADAMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the event, Dr. al-Hibri stressed the importance of educating Muslims as well as non-Muslims about Islam, and noted the adverse effects of misunderstanding the religion or misrepresenting it. Dr. al-Hibri pointed out that KARAMAH was engaged in interfaith efforts to educate individuals about Islamic law in the US. Referring to minority rights in Islam, Dr. al-Hibri cited two Qur\u2019anic verses. The first stated that \u201cthere is no compulsion in religion,\u201d (2:256), thus guaranteeing freedom of religion in Islam. The second verse emphasized the importance of human diversity in society (49:13). She then turned to the anti-Shari\u2019ah movement in the US noting that it attempts to restrict Muslim First Amendment rights would ultimately lead to similar restriction of other religious groups\u2019 constitutional rights. . Dr. al-Hibri concluded her remarks by calling on Muslims and non-Muslims to respect people of all religions and accept them on equal footing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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