…beliefs and practices.” Ambassador Saperstein clarified the difference between the American experience and the European experience in terms of the separation between church and state. He also enumerated countries where…
Religious Freedom Event highlights Violations and calls for Respecting the Constitution Read More »
By: Azizah al-Hibri, Esq. “Capital punishment is imposed in the United States for a limited number of reasons, such as treason and murder. Recently, all executions have been related to…
Capital Punishment in the United States: An Islamic Perspective Read More »
…81, 82, 83 of the Moroccan Mudawwana (Family code) and Article 8 of the Iranian Family Protection Law detail steps of reconciliation and arbitration between disputing couples. Since the inception…
KARAMAH at ABA’s International Family Mediator Training Read More »
…to speak. Ambassador Sareer spoke about steps the Maldivian government has taken to reform its legal code and better protect women and children. During the event, he stated that the…
Continuing advocacy against violence, KARAMAH gives two presentations at the UN CSW Read More »
…in the Maldivian legal code. KARAMAH’s conference was organized by Aneesa Ahmed, a recipient of the State Department’s International Women of Courage award. A former parliamentarian and minister of health…
…by Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, chair and founder of KARAMAH , a question was asked about how the 2004 revisions inMorocco’s personal status code were achieved. Dr. al-Hibri discussed that Karamah…
The White House Invites KARAMAH to Moderate a Panel on Communities of Muslim Women Read More »
On June 21, 2011, a delegation of six Jordanian judges visited KARAMAH to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the American Legal System and American Civil Law. In an engaging…
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. moderated a discussion on with alumnae from KARAMAH’s Law & Leadership Summer Program (LLSP) that discussed how the program came about, the goals of…
United Nations, Committee on Status of Women Read More »
Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. moderated a discussion on how patriarchy and cultural traditions would have you believe that the Islamic texts and the prophetic example are oppressive and…
By: Sophia Rose Arjana “I begin my reflections on the rise of Islamophobia in America over the past decade by pointing out an often-neglected fact: the fear and hatred directed…
From Moorish-Indios to Park 51: A Brief History of Islamophobia in the United States Read More »
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