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On December 2nd, 2015, KARAMAH held a “Muslim-Jewish Round Table” convening Muslim and Jewish leaders and scholars from faith and academic institutions. This high level scholarly forum was part of KARAMAH’s efforts in furthering interfaith understanding. While many forums focus on mere understanding between faiths, KARAMAH designed this forum to elevate the level of discourse […]

Watch KARAMAH executive director Aisha Rahman, Imam Mohamed Magid, of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) and Salma Abugedeiri of Peaceful Families Project speak about different obstacles that make domestic survivors stay in abusive relationships.

On November 10th, 2015, KARAMAH executive director, Ms. Aisha Rahman, spoke at the American Bar Association International Family Mediator Training organized by the American Bar Association Section of International Law Family Mediation Task Force. Ms. Rahman joined foreign mediator experts, premiere speakers from international organizations and the government, academia, and private practice to speak about

Washington, DC | KARAMAH | November 6, 2015 – KARAMAH along with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the Sikh Coalition welcome the temporary suspension of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) “Don’t Be a Puppet” website. The FBI agreed to delay the launch of the website after receiving criticism from the

On November 6th, 2015, KARAMAH offered a cultural sensitivity training workshop to service providers, attorneys and advocates titled “Domestic Violence Through the Lens of Marginalized Communities: Improving our Response.” Aisha Rahman, Esq., KARAMAH executive director and Julia Bizer, Esq. KARAMAH Family Law attorney, presented the workshop. KARAMAH offers these training workshops in order to increase

On November 5th, 2015, KARAMAH will be attending the federal inter-agency meeting with the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to discuss civil rights and civil liberties concerns affecting the Muslim community. KARAMAH was invited to submit its priorities to the Department of Justice and has identified the following civil rights issues particularly affecting the

My name is Wejdan Alharbi. I am a graduate student from Saudi Arabia with a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Political Science from King Saud University in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. After earning my first degree in 2012, I had a strong desire to continue my studies. Therefore, I applied to the scholarship program