Aziz v. Aziz
…123 (1985) Court: Supreme Court of New York, Special Term, Queens County The court, in favor of the Wife, enforced the terms of a mahr agreement that conformed to New…
…123 (1985) Court: Supreme Court of New York, Special Term, Queens County The court, in favor of the Wife, enforced the terms of a mahr agreement that conformed to New…
…The celebration surrounding the anniversary must not overshadow the continued plague of domestic violence around the world. Daily, we at KARAMAH hear stories from around the world of people experiencing…
20th Anniversary of Violence Against Women Act Shows Us Still Far to Go Read More »
…Amendment. The Court’s decision today fails to safeguard that fundamental principle.” Through education, legal outreach, and advocacy, KARAMAH promotes human rights worldwide, particularly the rights of Muslim women and girls…
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On September 11, 2014, a group of fourteen women from nations across South and Central Asia visited KARAMAH as a part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitors Leadership…
International Delegation Discusses Conflict Resolution, Education, and Women’s Rights Read More »
…Rights, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). After the announcement of her appointment to the two-year term, Leonard Leo, the Chair of USCIRF, remarked: “My fellow Commissioners…
…women face around the world today and women’s role in religious conflict and peace building. With 77% of the world’s population living in religiously repressive countries today, this conversation is…
…Haynes, Professor of law at New England School of Law. She is a leading international scholar on immigration law, human rights law, human trafficking, post-conflict reconstruction, migration and humanitarian law….
Continuing advocacy against violence, KARAMAH gives two presentations at the UN CSW Read More »
Washington, D.C. February 29, 2012 KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes news that the U.S. Department of Justice has begun reviewing complaints about warrantless surveillance by the New…
KARAMAH Welcomes Federal Review of NYPD Misconduct Read More »
…able to establish a just Muslim state where religious communities’ rights were guaranteed based on the Charter of Madinah, then it can still happen today. Read Dr. Azizah al-Hibri’s speech: The…
…Nations Room: Tenth Floor 771 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 This parallel event with the theme of Advancing Women’s Agenda will take place on the 10th day of…
Update from KARAMAH’S Research Division | new scholarship on FGM Read More »