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On August 4th, 2015, LLSP Class of 2015 participants heard from an impressive list of speakers.To start the day, students heard from Dr. Azizah al-Hibri on women’s financial rights in Islam. Dr. al-Hibri clarified the meaning of sadaq, commonly mistranslated as dowry, and the circumstances under which women would and would not be entitled to it […]

August 3rd, 2015 — KARAMAH’s LLSP Class of 2015 kicked off their second week of classes with a full day of classes devoted to developing participants’ leadership skills. Participants began their day with two sessions on “Powerful Speaking for Powerful Women,” taught by Ieasha Prime. Ms. Prime worked with participants to break down the everyday

LLSP’s Class of 2015 continued their first week of classes with courses on the status of women in Islam, the concept of an Islamic public thought, and what it means to have agency in Islam. Dr. al-Hibri started her course, “The Islamic Worldview: All About Eve ” by explaining that everything in this world is

KARAMAH’s LLSP class of 2015 enjoyed an inspiring, empowering, third day of classes. Participants discussed what it means to be a leader, how women can be leaders in their communities, how to lead and advocate through social media, and how to resolve conflicts within the Muslim community. Participants started the day with a course on

The second day of LLSP 2015 was marked by Dr. Zainab Alwani’s lectures: “Approaching the Qur’an”, “Tafsir, Ta’wil, & Ijtihad”, and “Islamic Jurisprudential Reasoning.” The lectures centered around strengthening our relationship with the Qur’an while developing a holistic approach towards Qur’anic readings in order to truly understand its meaning. Dr. Alwani began her first course,

Monday July 27th, 2015 marked the beginning of KARAMAH’s 13th annual Law and Leadership Summer Program (LLSP). Participants attended two lectures by Imam Mohamed Magid:“Sources of Islamic Law” and “Spirituality and Leadership”, an inspiring keynote address by Lynn Rosenthal, and the “River of Life” exercise with KARAMAH’s executive director, Aisha Rahman. Imam Magid gave the LLSP Class

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