…special commitment to women’s rights as guaranteed in the Qur’an and traditional and modern jurisprudence. Ms. Aisha Rahman, an attorney specializing in domestic violence and family law, directed the participants…
KARAMAH Welcomes Egyptian Delegation for Domestic Violence Workshop Read More »
…founder and Chair of KARAMAH; and Rabbi David Sapperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center for Reformed Judaism. This event was moderated by Jean Duff, co-founder of the Center for…
KARAMAH Co-hosts Town Hall on Religious Freedom in America Read More »
…that theU.S.is an international “role model and example” emphasizing the need for the U.S. to continue being an international leader on religious freedom. Following these statements, panelists took questions from…
KARAMAH Hosts Town Hall with ADAMS Center Read More »
…event featured: Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, and Prof. Theodore Shaw and was moderated by Anisa Mehdi. During this event, panelists discussed misconceptions that drive anti-Islamic and anti-Shari’ah…
KARAMAH on Shari’ah and Religious Freedom:The Schomburg Center NY Read More »
…revolutionary thought, while Dr. al-Hibri provided her Islamic perspective that bridged the two bodies of thought, Islamic and American. Mr. Quinn acted as the moderator, and a lively discussion ensued….
Dr. al-Hibri Speaks at Montpelier, James Madison’s Historical Home Read More »
…KARAMAH organized a workshop on domestic violence which was co-sponsored by the Egypt-based Women Foundation for Law and Peace Culture. The event was moderated by Dr. Nariman Abdel-Qader, Esq., President…
…terrorist acts. By most public accounts, the targeted institutions were regarded as moderate and progressive voices in American Islam. For that reason, the searches sent shock waves through the American…
…entitled: “On Being Faithful Muslims and Loyal Americans,” the members of the council strongly affirm that Islamic values and modern, Western, secular, democratic values both seek to uphold “universal moral…
…and Christians, however, when we look at the traditional Quranic commentaries of Medieval times, which discuss the events surrounding the revelation of this verse, the modern translation becomes suspect.” Download…
Some Misappropriations of Qur’anic Verses Read More »
By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. “The crisis of modernity in Islamic societies, generally, and of Muslim women’s rights, specifically, has led some individuals to wonder whether Islam has become outdated. After…
Qur’anic Foundations of the Rights of Muslim Women in the Twenty-First Century Read More »
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