I worry about my religion
…and think in the post 9/11 era. I’ve been on numerous flights in, out, and within Pakistan, but I cannot explain the genuine terror that took complete control of my…
I worry about my religion Read More »
…and think in the post 9/11 era. I’ve been on numerous flights in, out, and within Pakistan, but I cannot explain the genuine terror that took complete control of my…
I worry about my religion Read More »
…women’s rights across the world. Having just traveled through nine Muslim countries, ranging from Pakistan and Bangladesh to the Gulf States, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon, I would answer that it…
Muslim Women’s Rights in the Global Village: Challenges and Opportunities Read More »
…the Washington College of Law at American University. Growing up in Pakistan, she was startled by abject poverty, injustice and desensitization towards human suffering and witnessed the dire effects of…
Meet KARAMAH’s Fall 2015 Legal Intern, Zoha Irfan Read More »
…nama with no provision for the wife, disclosure of the husband’s assets, nor independent counsel was not an enforceable prenuptial agreement. Husband and Wife were married in Pakistan. At time…
…Wife amended her complaint, the Husband presented himself at the Pakistani embassy in Washington D.C. and performed a “talaq” (divorce) in accordance with Pakistani law, including pronouncement of talaq, notice…
…self-governing area of Pakistan. Ms. Yaqoob is also an elected representative in the AJK Assembly and won a seat that was not reserved for a woman. Ms. Yaqoob is currently…
KARAMAH’s Model Inspires Farzana Yaqoob Eisenhower Fellow and Azad Kashmir Minister Read More »
…research and study Arabic. She has also spent time in Karachi, Pakistan, working for girls’ education. A catalyst for Ailya’s work has been her experience counseling at a Muslim youth…
Ailya Vajid, a Brilliant Embodiment of Scholarship, Service, and Leadership Read More »
…the Bangladesh and Pakistan conflict, where a war resulted from conflicting interests of independence and unity, and the European Union, where a community succeeded in their dedicated and concentrated effort…
Dr. Amr Abdalla-Conflict Resolution 1 & 2 Read More »
…Mississipi. The Sovereignty Commission used some of the same practices that are controversial today: infiltration of peaceful nonviolent civic organizations, collection of dossiers (often with false information), and tapping phones,…
Monitoring Minorities: The Past And Present of Discriminatory Surveillance Practices Read More »
…al-Hibri Today we start saying our last goodbyes to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He left us so suddenly when his turn came. In some ways, this was a fitting…
A Tribute to Justice Antonin Scalia Read More »