Chaudry v. Chaudry
…A.2d 1000 (N.J. Super. Ct. 1978) Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Husband and Wife, both Pakistani, were married in Pakistan in 1961. From 1963 to 1968, the…
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…A.2d 1000 (N.J. Super. Ct. 1978) Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Husband and Wife, both Pakistani, were married in Pakistan in 1961. From 1963 to 1968, the…
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…battle Islamic fundamentalism. Recent reports of the unjust application of Pakistan’s rape laws, enacted as part of the “Islamization” of Pakistani law, further cement the impression that Islam is bad…
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By: John Mansfield “At the Karamah program a year ago, I gave a talk with the same title–“Marriage in Pakistan – Divorce in Maryland”- about the case – Aleem v….
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“The zina and rape laws of Pakistan are the subject of heated debate both inside and outside the Muslim world. Opponents of the Shari’a law have found in the subject…
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…Wife argued that even if the Husband is correct, the marriage was valid because the ceremony was completed in Pakistan with the Rukhsati and proxy marriages are valid in Pakistan….
…which it took place. Husband and Wife, of Indian descent, were married in Pakistan. Husband came to U.S.as a non-immigrant. Wife remained in Pakistan. After 11 years in the U.S.,…
…varies, but her passion is the design of sacred space. The event opened with a viewing of some of the photos from Ms. Eskandari’s gallery of sacred spaces in 130…
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…her story has impacted her life and the lives of those around her. Throughout the evening, Ms. Ali gave a reading of her article Pakistan on the Potomac, spoke about…
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