“We’ve been duped.” This is a short but profound statement from one Maldivian woman. The same individual went on to explain that while every Maldivian received an Islamic education at…
KARAMAH was invited to the White House on May 30, 2012 to moderate an event entitled: “Exploring Communities of Muslim Women throughout History.” During the question and answers session, moderated…
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…Center, spoke about what is Shari’ah and the role it should play in the U.S. Imam Magid began by explaining that Shari’ah is not simply a penal code, but that…
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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…
…court decision will be considered void if it relies “in whole or in part on any foreign law, legal code or system that would not grant the parties affected by…
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Dr. Alwani opened her class, “Approaching the Qur’an,” by asking the participants to define their personal relationship with the Qur’an. The participants’ answers shared similarities: many use it for inspiration…
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…contributed to her interest in the relationship between international aid and religion, gender, and sexuality. As an intern with KARAMAH, Haley looks forward to learning more about the intersection between…
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Maya Angelou said: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” And there is no better…
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…in Qur’an and allows people to use their own judgment on how to treat one another.” She invoked the community to use their judgment, their knowledge of the Qur’an, and…
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…ordering federal agencies not to use race or ethnicity as an indicator of suspicion in routine law enforcement activities, to include a similar prohibition on religious profiling as well. The…
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