…and religious communities. “We must reflect as a community about our challenges,” he asked the audience, “otherwise, we’ll make poor decisions that only serve to benefit a few.” KARAMAH and…
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…the “maslaha” or best interest of the community, an argument used sometimes to support the misguided demand for unconditional satr. It is in the maslaha of the community to correct…
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…and in their larger communities. Women make up the majority of religious practitioners and play a significant role in their communities. Therefore, they are in a position to affect greater…
…the commission was finally exposed, “there was debate as to whether or not to release all the information it had collected, some of which was defamatory and would compromise the…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IprJDBQwLEk Continuing in our promise to bring to you each performance from this year’s “Strong Voices, Strong Communities,” we introduce Dilfuza Abdulkhasan, a LLSP 2015 alumna from Uzbekistan. Ms. Abdulkhasan…
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…addressing domestic violence in the Muslim community. Because most of KARAMAH’s calls on this issue come from local mosques, KARAMAH brought the series to three different Muslim communities in Washington…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku7ICBrDsN4 Watch KARAMAH executive director Aisha Rahman, Imam Mohamed Magid, of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) and Salma Abugedeiri of Peaceful Families Project speak about different obstacles that…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQabjtQMoY “It is apparent that despite religious freedom for all in our country, the reality is religious freedom is only for some.” Aisha Rahman, Esq. On December 3rd, 2015, KARAMAH…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FztHeLG4k7o Watch Besa Ismaili perform during Strong Voices Strong Communities 2015 Please join us in congratulating KARAMAH’s alumna Besa Ismaili on her accomplishments. On November 21st, 2015, the Universal Peace…
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