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…
Dr. Zainab Alwani-Approaching the Qur’an Read More »
LLSP participants spent this afternoon learning about “Powerful Speaking for Powerful Women,” a class taught by Iesha Prime. Ms. Prime emphasized the importance of building our own voice in establishing…
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…has significant leeway in setting the terms of the marriage, such as finances, domicile, monogamy, property, and practically anything that is not contrary to the state’s public policy. Mr. Awad…
Abed Awad Esq.-The Islamic Marriage Contract Read More »
…subject to the same rules that govern men. In the age of constitutional democracy, we are free to exercise power given to us by law, so that gender differences should…
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…divine law of Shari’a and be able to justify that divine rule from a public reason perspective. Both seek results that are good for human beings. A good example is…
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In her lecture about women’s leadership, Dean Okianer Dark started with a discussion of the characteristics of leaders. She emphasized that while many people believe that all leaders are charismatic…
Dean Okianer Dark-“Kick and Sway” Read More »
…get in the habit of running through various scenarios before making decisions: thinking of the worst-case and the best-case scenarios can help us focus on the realistic, or most likely,…
LTC (Ret) Michael J. Bizer-Leading Teams Through Resilience Read More »
In his second class, titled “Negotiating and Diplomacy in Difficult Times,” Mr. Bizer elaborated on the concept of negotiation, which the LLSP class already encountered in other classes during the…
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…concentrate on addressing the real issues, as well as set the rules for conflict prevention. The norming stage involves the rules of engagement, which takes hard work to reach because…
Julia Bizer Esq.- Effective Organizational Leadership Read More »
Prof. Useem lectured about leadership capacities and strategies with a presentation titled, “The Leadership Moment.” He opened the class with two questions: When does our personal leadership have the greatest…
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