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Saturday, Dec. 10, KARAMAH hosted an art exhibit and lecture by architect Maryam Eskandari. Ms. Eskandari is a graduate of the Harvard-MIT Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. Her work varies, but her passion is the design of sacred space. The event opened with a viewing of some of the photos from Ms. Eskandari’s gallery […]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.– First Amendment, United States Constitution In the words of Thomas

On Wednesday November 17, 2011, KARAMAH hosted three accomplished Muslim women for a panel discussion on career struggles and success. The panel included Raheemah Abdulaleem, Zainab Alwani, and Jamiah Adams. The panel shared their own experiences and provided advice for Muslim women in academia and in the workplace. The event was the second of KARAMAH’s

On Wednesday November 16, 2011, students from American University’s Washington Semester Islam and World Affairs program visited KARAMAH with their Professor, Dr. Mohamed Nimer. The students’ visit came after their return from a three week trip to the Middle East. They returned with various questions, in particular many on Muslim women’s rights and the dichotomy

KARAMAH’s Founder and Chair, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, was recently featured on the latest edition of International Bar Association’s magazine, IBA Global Insight. In this article, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri shared her views on women’s rights in the Middle East, the developments and implications of the Arab Spring and Western perceptions of the Muslim world since 9/11.

On November 10, 2011, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri spoke at the Charlottesville Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) on “Shari’ah, Liberty, and the Rule of Law”. Founded in 1951, the Charlottesville Committee on Foreign Relations (CCFR) is a civic, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting informed discussion of American foreign policy and international affairs. This event with Dr.

On October 29, 2011, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri presented the keynote address at The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta (ISB)’s “2011 Building Bridges Awards Dinner”- an annual event organized by ISB . The address was entitled “Anti-Shari’ah Laws and Religious Freedom in America.” In this address, Dr. al-Hibri explained the adverse effects of these laws on

October 24, 2011 – 15 representatives from Middle Eastern and North African NGOs and governmental institutions visited KARAMAH. These delegates from the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program aimed to explore the role and organizational structure of NGOs in advancing civil rights and equal opportunity in the U.S. The delegates were interested in learning

On October 20, 2011, KARAMAH held a Town Hall meeting on Shari‘ah and Religious Freedom in the US at the University of Richmond School of Law. Joining KARAMAH was the First Freedom Center and the Richmond Muslim Law Student Association. The driving motivation behind the event was to provide an open environment for exchange and

On October 19, 2011, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri participated in a panel discussion entitled “Muslim-Majority and Muslim-Minority Communities in a Global Context.” 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