Kapigian v. Der Minassian
…was not divorced from his first wife. The court dismissed the Wife’s claim and held that the Husband’s divorce from his first wife was valid. Citing principles of international law…
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…was not divorced from his first wife. The court dismissed the Wife’s claim and held that the Husband’s divorce from his first wife was valid. Citing principles of international law…
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…other nations or cultures. Specifically, the Court shall not consider International law or Sharia law,” dictates the amendment. This amendment is unconstitutional on its face, and a federal judge has…
…as part of a program for International Women’s Week. The talk focused on the rights of women, dispelling common myths about abuse, explaining the challenges Muslim women in particular face,…
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…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…
On October 5, 2011, a delegation of 5 young Yemeni women leaders visited KARAMAH as part of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program on “Young Leaders and the…
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…International Religious Freedom. The attendees had a chance to watch a documentary about KARAMAH ‘s Law and Leadership Summer Program (LLSP) featuring Dr. al-Hibri, Sister Aisha Adawiya, LLSP participants and…
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While France increases its bans on Muslim women’s dress, international sports agencies like FIBA decide whether a headscarf wearing woman is “valid” enough to play basketball. Women today are stripped,…
A Muslim Woman’s Right to Self Determination Read More »
…LLSP is beneficial to lawyers. “Islamic law is implicated in many layers of international family law litigations,” he said. Marriages and assets are crossing boarders and so do diverse family…
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On March 19, 2016, and in conjunction with the International Action Network for Gender Equity and Law, IANGEL and AIDS Free world, KARAMAH co-sponsored the panel discussion “Pro Bono Legal…
…Association, the Muslim Students Association, and the International Human’s Rights Advocates. Dr. al-Hibri presented the audience with the rationale behind the founding of KARAMAH; that is to give Muslim women…
Dr. al-Hibri Speaks About KARAMAH’s “Challenging Journey” at her Alma Mater Penn Law Read More »