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Too often in recent times, the neglect of civil rights in the United States has led, not only to loss of life, but to loss of opportunity, citizenship, and family. Following the recent revelations by the Department of Justice on the revised profiling guidance, KARAMAH decided to engage in a conversation with concerned citizens on […]

KARAMAH welcomes the Supreme Court of the United States’ announcement that it has granted certiorari in the case: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed suit on behalf of Samantha Elauf and alleged that Elauf was not hired at the store in Tulsa, Oklahoma because her headscarf

KARAMAH welcomes the Supreme Court of the United States’ announcement today that it granted certiorari in the case: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit on behalf of Samantha Elauf and alleged that Elauf was not hired at the store in Tulsa, Oklahoma because her headscarf

Our nation has been struggling for the past decade because federal guidance made it possible for law enforcement to profile individuals on the basis of national origin and religion.  More specifically, the 2003 directive known as “The Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies,” empowered federal law enforcement agencies to profile

“The zina and rape laws of Pakistan are the subject of heated debate both inside and outside the Muslim world. Opponents of the Shari’a law have found in the subject an ideal opportunity to attack Islamic law as patriarchal and unjust to women. Some have even argued that Shari’a law, in its entirety, should be abolished. On the other hand, many

On December 7th, 2014 at the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Center in Los Angeles, KARAMAH presented its latest town hall meeting in the Muslim American Stories Series: “State of Immigrant Rights.” For the past year, KARAMAH has traveled across the country speaking to communities about different civil rights issues we face. This dialogue highlighted the

“How do you combat ridiculous gender segregation in your communities?” The female representative of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission asked KARAMAH executive director Aisha Rahman on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014. Ms. Fauzia Nawabi shared that, in her experience living in Afghanistan, batterers wore Armani suits, while politicians wives were constantly regulated with regards to where

As many of you know, KARAMAH joined the Constitution Project and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture earlier this year to conduct a series of five town hall meetings around the country to present a report issued by the Constitution Project last year. The report was issued by a bi-partisan task force, on which KARAMAH founder Dr.

On November 8th, KARAMAH opened its doors for the first ever Muslim Mediation Initiative, a training designed to teach participants how to develop basic conflict resolution skills and use mediation as a conflict resolution tool. The training was born out of the recognition that in the current Muslim American context, many families seek the counsel