On May 12, 2016, KARAMAH’s Executive Director Aisha Rahman participated in Interfaith Radio’s “Religious Leaders as First Responders to Domestic Violence,” a panel discussion about the work of faith-based leaders in eradicating the epidemic of domestic violence in America. Below is Interfaith Radio’s description of the event: How do ancient religious texts and practices protect– […]
KARAMAH president Raheemah Abdulaleem was recently featured in Harvard Law Today for her work as Associate General Counsel in the Executive Office of the President, Office of Administration. Ms. Abdulaleem wrote on the White House blog about her personal experiences with discrimination as a hijab-wearing Muslim-American woman, while representing the Office of Administration in issues such as equal
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On April 23, KARAMAH Executive Director Aisha Rahman spoke at the 2016 Legislative Evening at the Islamic Society of Baltimore. The outreach event was intended to create a space of dialogue and communication between local lawmakers and legislators throughout the state of Maryland. Ms. Rahman focused her speech on her own personal journey to her
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This past weekend, KARAMAH’s Executive Director Aisha Rahman trained imams and leaders at the Peaceful Families Project and United Muslim Relief National Imam Training Workshop: “Preventing and Responding to Domestic Violence.” The two-day training helped a room of a dozen imams and community leaders address the intersections between domestic violence and family issues within Muslim
On April 13, 2016 KARAMAH had the pleasure to host Ms. Farzana Yaqoob, Minister for Social Welfare and Women’s Development in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)- a self-governing area of Pakistan. Ms. Yaqoob is also an elected representative in the AJK Assembly and won a seat that was not reserved for a
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On April 12, 2016 KARAMAH met with Ms. Akeela Gheewalla Ahmed, a U.K. government adviser and an activist working on issues of gender equality within the Muslim community in the UK. KARAMAH regularly meets with delegations from around the world to educate about the just and gender equitable principles of Islam, to exchange ideas and
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On April 7, 2016, KARAMAH Founder Dr. Azizah al-Hibri spoke at The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University panel on “Shari’ah and the Promotion of Nationality Rights and Gender Equity in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) Region.” Mr. Amit Sen, UNHCR’s regional protection officer on statelessness for the Middle East and North
On April 6, 2016, KARAMAH hosted a group of 40 students from the Manhattan Country School. The students came to Washington D.C. to participate in the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association National Day of Action and were involved in an activism project to advocate on behalf of Syrian refugees. Aisha Rahman, Executive Director of KARAMAH, worked
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On March 3, 2016, my friends and I experienced a horrible incident. After finishing school, we took the light rail headed to Penn Station. There was a man sitting behind us on the train. He started verbally abusing us and cursing us out. My friend turned around to see what’s going on, and then turned back.
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On March 23 – 24, 2016, KARAMAH’s executive director Ms. Aisha Rahman spoke at the17th annual Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSX) Colloquium at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The Colloquium this year focused on the topic of “Women as Agents of Political Change” and aimed to shed light on the multitude of spheres where
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