LECTURE SERIES: Islamic Law and Global Development
The Impact of Islamic Law on Economic Development in the Middle East : Producing Viable Solutions or Preventing Progress?

On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, KARAMAH presented a lecture on Islamic law and development in the Gulf states , and how current changes in the region are impacting international legal norms, policy prescriptions and business practices on a global scale.

Featured Speaker:
Dr. Mohammad Fadel, Esq., Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toronto Law School; Canada Research Chair in Law and Economics of Islamic Law, University of Toronto
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LECTURE SERIES: Islamic Law and Global Development
Islamic Law and Muslim Women’s Rights in Africa :  Current Reforms and Developments
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Each month, KARAMAH invites select members of the Washington , DC community to converse with an Islamic legal expert to explore vital questions linked to the impact of Islamic law on social and economic development.

Featured Panelists:
Dr. Raja Naji Makkawi, Professor of Law, Université Mohamed-V , Morocco
Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, Distinguished Research Professor of Law Emeritus at DePaul University College of Law

Location:
Conference Room, 3rd Floor, KARAMAH
1420 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036 (View Map)

For more information or to reserve your seat at an upcoming event, contact Sarah Islam at sislam@karamah.org or call 202-234-7302.

NEWS
Now Accepting Applications for the 2010 Law and Leadership Program
June 7-25, 2010

KARAMAH is now accepting applications for our 2010 Law and Leadership Summer Program, to take place from June 7 to 25, 2010 in Washington , DC .

The three-week workshop brings together Muslim women from the U.S. and around the world to learn about Islamic law, U.S. Constitutional law, conflict resolution and leadership to help them become forces of positive change in their communities. The program features lectures by professors from Harvard Law School and Wharton.
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NEWS
KARAMAH Speaks at Peace Conference in Utrecht , Netherlands

On Saturday, February 6, 2010, KARAMAH hosted a discussion on women and Islam at a peace conference in Utrecht , Netherlands . The conference, titled "A Struggle for Peace," featured a variety of lectures, debates and workshops led by prominent professors, activists and leaders from around the world. Sarah Islam , Program Officer for KARAMAH, delivered a speech on Islam, women’s rights and sustainable development.
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STATEMENT
KARAMAH Expresses Concern Regarding the Treatment of Islamic Headscarves in Europe
January 7, 2010

KARAMAH believes that the European Court of Human Rights reached a wrong judgment in a case involving a French student who refused to remove her headscarf for religious reasons.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Film Screening and Panel Discussion of Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think
Friday, April 9, 2010

In cooperation with the El-Hibri Charitable Foundation and Unity Productions Foundation, KARAMAH will hold a film screening of Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think and a panel discussion, What a Billion Muslims Really Think: Human Rights and Muslim Women, Friday, April 9, 2010 at KARAMAH's Washington , DC headquarters. The event will include a reception and discussion of issues relating to human rights for Muslim women as revealed in the world’s first major opinion poll of Muslims around the globe.

Featured Panelists:
Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Chair of the Board and Founder of KARAMAH
Alexander Kronemer, Co-Executive Producer and Co-Founder of Unity Productions Foundation
Dalia Mogahed, Member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies

For more details about the event, contact Jina Hassan at jhassan@karamah.org or call 202-234-7302.

NEWS
KARAMAH Hosts Delegation of Notre Dame Law Students
January 4, 2010

The students were participating in a 3-day student-designed trip to Washington , D.C. aimed at exploring opportunities in the public interest sector of law.
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NEWS
KARAMAH Hosts Visit with Delegates from Indonesia
February 2, 2010

KARAMAH met with two delegates from Indonesia visiting the U.S. under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State’s Intern ational Visitor Leadership Program. The talk explored advocacy methods in the U.S. and Indonesia in support of Muslim women and programs to encourage women’s leadership, civic participation, economic independence and access to education, healthcare and social services.
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