Washington, D.C., June 7, 2012 KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights expresses its support today for Muslim Advocates’ lawsuit filed against the New York Police Department (NYPD) for its…
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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…
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Washington, D.C. February 21, 2012 KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights renewed its request today for the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a federal investigation into repeated allegations…
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KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights is issuing a call for papers on the topic of “Women’s Leadership in Islam”, welcoming a wide range of article submissions in the…
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…there are five principles that guide Shari’ah – also known as Maqasid of Shari’ah. These are: 1) Protection of all human life 2) Protection of all people’s faiths – especially…
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…is an attempt to strengthen KARAMAH’s network of Muslim and non-Muslim men and women who are interested in promoting Muslim women’s rights and creating a just society where all human…
“Muslim Women Leaders: Stories of Struggle, Success and Faith”: a Panel at KARAMAH Read More »
…Muslims in general. The meeting was composed of a panel featuring Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Founder and Chair of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights, Commissioner on the U.S. Commission…
KARAMAH on Shari’ah and Religious Freedom: University of Richmond Read More »
…religion,” (2:256), thus guaranteeing freedom of religion in Islam. The second verse emphasized the importance of human diversity in society (49:13). She then turned to the anti-Shari’ah movement in the…
…will call it Shari‘ah, that might be disagreeing with some particular values of gender equality or human rights. That is generally where the concerns come up in the West.” Download…
Shari’ah: What It Is and Isn’t (interview) Read More »
…are the various commentators and international women’s organizations, and human rights organizations that are lobbying against various applications of Islamic law—they might say something like that about shari’a too.” Download…
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