Women in Faith – Diverse Voices Speak
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. presented on a panel on diverse voices speaking hosted by the Prince George’s County’s Human Relations Commission.
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Scholar’s Chair Interview
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. was interviewed for the Scholar’s Chair YouTube Channel on Women and Islam.
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ADAMS Center Black History Month Program
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. joined Dr. Sabrina Dent and Ms. Hurunnessa Faraid for a conversation on “Why Muslims Need to Commemorate Black History Month.”
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Role of Religion in Advancing Gender Equality
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. joined the Baha’i Office of Public Affairs for a panel discussion on how religious knowledge and grassroots experiences offer insights for furthering gender equality in transformative ways
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African Americans and Religious Freedom – The Struggle for Religious Freedom from Thomas Jefferson to Black Lives Matter
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. was quoted in article – “The Struggle for Religious Freedom from Thomas Jefferson to Black Lives Matter” published on salon.com on January 23, 2021 “I think it’s important to focus on the fact that after 9/11 so many Americans were asked, ‘Do you know any Muslims?’ and most African-Americans
African Americans and Religious Freedom: New Perspectives for Congregations & Communities
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. contributed a chapter in the book – African Americans and Religious Freedom New Perspectives for Congregations and Communities Download Now
African Americans and Religious Freedom
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. presented on African Americans and Religious Freedom Panel Discussion on January 12, 2021, hosted by the Religious Freedom Center.
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Debunking The Myth: Angels Cursing Hadith
By Dr. Azizah al-Hibri and Ghada Ghazal. KARAMAH October 2018 ABSTRACT This is the second installment in our white paper series entitled “Debunking the Myth.” The series addresses religiously significant issues that are of special concern to Muslim women. In this paper, we address the above-captioned hadith (saying of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)) that Muslims interpret as requiring wives
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Arain v. Arain
The court denied Father’s petition seeking a change of physical custody of daughter for lack of evidence that the Mother had violated a divorce decree with the order that the child must be raised in accordance with the Muslim faith. Arain v. Arain, 209 A.D.2d 406, 619 N.Y.S.2d 591 (1994); Supreme Court of New York,
Akileh v. Elchahal
The court held that the “sadaq” (mahr) agreement between Husband and Wife was in effect an Islamic antenuptial contract valid and enforceable on its terms based on neutral principles of contract law. Akileh v. Elchahal, 666 So. 2d 246 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996); District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District The court held
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