Imam Magid joined us at LLSP this morning for a discussion about sources of Islamic law as well as a lecture about faith and leadership. He opened the class by setting out the objectives of Shari’a law—which is to protect, preserve, and promote life. Islamic law protects all life, as well as property, honor, faith, […]
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Dr. al-Hibri’s latest LLSP classes consisted of explaining first, that the Quran never justifies domestic violence, and second, the various methods by which an Islamic marriage may be dissolved. As to the first, Dr. al-Hibri began by quoting Qur’anic verses stating that God created all humans, male and female, from the same soul (the Equality
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Dr. al-Hibri opened today’s class about Islam Ethics and the Other with a crucial question for the LLSP program: if democracy is the will of the people, and Islam is the will of God, does that necessarily mean that Islam and democracy are incompatible? Dr. al-Hibri refuted this argument because Islam is not coercive and
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Before delving in the topic of how gender and family are perceived in Islam, Dr. al-Hibri shared a few tips on how we can improve our daily and communal behavior in our efforts to create a balanced and harmonious community. In our age of information, information becomes power, and Dr. al-Hibri emphasized how sharing information
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In her lecture about the Islamic world view, Dr. al-Hibri began by emphasizing that the way we talk about and understand God is greatly limited by our own human condition. God created the universe that we live in according to a plan, as he tells us in the Qur’an. His creation was neither haphazard or
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In her lecture about women’s leadership, Dean Okianer Dark started with a discussion of the characteristics of leaders. She emphasized that while many people believe that all leaders are charismatic and influential, there are many other forms of leaders. When leading a group or an organization, women face a variety of challenges. Some of the
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Today marks the first day of KARAMAH’s 14th annual Law and Leadership Summer Program (LLSP). KARAMAH’s Chair, Saleema Snow, Esq., greeted LLSP’s eighteen participants and welcomed them to KARAMAH. Ms. Snow read an inspiring passage from one of Zora Neale Hurston’s short stories: “When we are not satisfied with how we lived our past, and
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KARAMAH was fortunate to have Ms. Manal Omar, associate vice president for the Middle East and Africa Center at the United States Institute of Peace deliver the Keynote speech on LLSP’s inaugural day. Ms. Omar spoke to the participants about Muslim Women Leadership. She emphasized the importance of the feminine leadership style. “Women leaders should,” she
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Dates: Monday: July 25th, 2016 Monday: August 1st, 2016 Monday: August 8th, 2016 Monday: August 15th, 2016 Time: All sessions are scheduled from 10-11:30am PT/ 1-2:30pm ET. Location: Online (Webinar information will be made available upon registration) Audience: The training is open to OVW grantees, with priority given to LAV grantees and partners, as well
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Reflections on Ramadan By: Julia Bizer Earlier this week, I joined the #FastwithDCMuslims campaign and fasted during the day of Wednesday June 29. KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights joined with the DC office of Human Rights to invite DMV residents to fast for one day as a way to stand in solidarity with
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