Ahmed v. Ahmed
…agreement signed after the civil ceremony but before the Islamic ceremony was not a valid premarital agreement. Husband and Wife were married in a civil ceremony in November 1999. They…
…agreement signed after the civil ceremony but before the Islamic ceremony was not a valid premarital agreement. Husband and Wife were married in a civil ceremony in November 1999. They…
The court, in favor of the husband, found that a mahr agreement that the husband signed without knowing the terms of the agreement was invalid and unenforceable. In re Marriage…
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By Dr. Azizah al-Hibri and Ghada Ghazal. KARAMAH October 2018 ABSTRACT This is the second installment in our white paper series entitled “Debunking the Myth.” The series addresses religiously significant issues…
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…harsh to Muslim women. The panelists including Vice President Abed Awad discussed the misinterpretation vs. gender equitable interpretation of the Quran and prophetic example. Panelists highlighted the fact the Quran…
…international level and specifically at the recent Marrakesh Conference in Morocco. It is worth noting that KARAMAH’s Founder, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, joined hundreds of Muslim scholars a few days ago at…
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…and she was alone. Fast forward some 4000 years, women in general and Muslim women in particular find themselves in a proverbial desert of isolation. Our headlines are saturated with…
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…answers. Finally, Dr. Alwani explained that the generation of today is that of Taqleed, or blind imitation. Now that we have established schools of thought in Islam, all we do…
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…in a state of ignorance. This state is known as the Veil of Ignorance, where they leave their identity behind (gender, class, religion, race, etc.). There is also the problem…
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…guarantees more optimal performance from teams. But individual and organizational resilience is not just about bouncing back from crisis. It is important to distinguish resilience from resiliency, which is simply…
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…Jordan and Kuwait, even verbal abuse is sufficient grounds for divorce. Read Dr. al-Hibri’s analysis of verse 4:34 here. On the second issue, Dr. al-Hibri listed the various forms for…