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 »
…government sees these changes as promoting Islamic values of ending violence against women. Ambassador Sareer also echoed KARAMAH’s position, stating that quality Islamic education is needed in order to promote…
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 »
…delegation learned how to obtain a divorce in America in accordance with the principles of both Shari’ah and American Legal Code. The judges were part of the Department of State’s…
…social ills that plague our society today. Islam needs to be revived. It is unfortunate that gender equity and religious freedom were celebrated 1400 years ago in the Islamic tradition…
KARAMAH at the Fletcher Conference on Religion, Law & Diplomacy Read More »
…specifically affect our community today. We resolve to hold closed conduct meetings, conferences, and open seminars on these two subjects to promote tolerancerespect and understanding within our community and the…
FINAL REPORT OF THE FIRST AMERICAN MUSLIM WOMEN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Read More »
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…
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