Chaudhary v. Ali
The court, in favor of the Wife, held that a nikah nama with no provision for the wife, disclosure of the husband’s assets, nor independent counsel was not an enforceable…
The court, in favor of the Wife, held that a nikah nama with no provision for the wife, disclosure of the husband’s assets, nor independent counsel was not an enforceable…
…monotheistic faith founded over 500 years ago. Today, there are nearly 27 million followers worldwide. The Gurdwara (temple) in Oak Creek has more than 350 congregants and has been a…
KARAMAH Extends Our Condolences to the Sikh Community Read More »
Saturday, Dec. 10, KARAMAH hosted an art exhibit and lecture by architect Maryam Eskandari. Ms. Eskandari is a graduate of the Harvard-MIT Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. Her work…
Sacred Space? Women’s Places and Spaces in Contemporary American Mosques Read More »
(العربية) حكمت المحكمة لصالح الزوج بأن ترد الزوجة جزء المهر / الصداق المدفوع مقدما، واعتمدت المحكمة على شهادة شاهد العدل الذي أحضره الزوج بأن الصداق يمكن رده في الحالات التي…
…issue for over 50 years by the U.S. Supreme Court. [1] Mach then turned to one of the most pressing issues for the Muslim American community today—the difference between the…
What is the Status of Religion in American Public Schools? 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 »
…guilty one was a close relative of ours. Indeed, this is what the Qur’anic injunction of “promoting virtue and prohibiting vice” is about. It is not about terrorizing peaceful women…
Dr. al-Hibri Speaks Out Against Sexual Abuse in The Huffington Post Op-Ed 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 »