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On July 14th, 2015, KARAMAH was joined by MEPI Student Leaders hailing from all over the Middle East and North Africa to learn about the organization’s work to advance knowledge of Islam in the US and abroad. The group was part of a US State Department sponsored program to increase understanding of civil society and […]

“Is practicing Islam in the American Diaspora identical to its practice in other countries, or must a new Islamic jurisprudence be developed that takes into account the culture, customs and laws of this country?” This is the central question around which Dr. Azizah al-Hibri bases her discussion and analysis of Islamic Jurisprudence within a 21st

On Friday July 10th, 2015, the tradition of KARAMAH’s Iftar dinners at Ibrahim El-Hibri Building continued as valued friends and supporters joined us for an evening of good food and good conversation. We are always delighted to bring together outstanding members of our community and gracious supporters to share the spirit of Ramadan, highlight our

This Ramadan, KARAMAH has continued its efforts to bring together different communities. On July 1st, 2015, executive director Aisha Rahman attended the Turkish-South Asian friendship Ramadan Iftar organized by the Rumi Forum and the American Turkish Friendship Alliance (“ATFA”). This Iftar is one in a series that the two organizations have organized between Turkish and other ethnic communities. KARAMAH

On July 16th, 2015, KARAMAH’s executive director, Aisha Rahman took part in a panel discussion on “Religious Freedom and Women’s Rights” at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center. The panel was part of a day-long conference titled “Religious Freedom: Rising Threats to a Fundamental Human Right.” Ms. Rahman was joined by Helen Alvare, (George Mason Law School)

KARAMAH welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court ruling (8-1) in favor of Samantha Elauf, a Muslim American woman who wears a headscarf and who was denied a job by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on the grounds that her headscarf violated the company’s “look policy.” The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Abercrombie on behalf of Ms. Elauf. KARAMAH was one

Caitlin is a rising senior at the University of Richmond, where she is a double major in Leadership and American Studies. After learning Modern Standard Arabic for two years at Richmond, Caitlin studied abroad this past fall in Rabat, Morocco with a program that focused on journalism and media. Her experience in Morocco led her to

Earlier this spring, KARAMAH held the Muslim Women Leaders and Scholars Summit in Washington, D.C. The summit was convened in order to discuss pressing issues facing the Muslim community in America. The participants of the D.C. Summit were grass roots community leaders and Islamic scholars. They included leaders from the legal, educational, mental health, social

On Monday May 18th, 2015, KARAMAH’s executive director Aisha Rahman and Family Law Staff Attorney Julia Bizer met with eight fellows from the U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative’s Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) program in a continuing effort to further education about Muslim women’s rights in Islam. The fellows hailed from numerous Middle Eastern countries including