On Wednesday, August 24th, KARAMAH ‘s Director of Research and Assistant Director of Programs met with a delegation of 19 Afghani women who are in the United States for a five-week women’s leadership program. The women are all college students in Afghanistan and represented a variety of fields, including education, computer science, English language and [...]
During the month of Ramadan, KARAMAH conducted 3 successful halaqahs in its office and in Masjid Muhammad in Washington, D.C. The halaqahs at KARAMAH ‘s office were about domestic violence and Islamic Law and they were attended by members of D.C. Sisters which is a network of Muslim women who live in the DC Metro [...]
In celebration of the month of Ramadan, KARAMAH held its 4th annual Iftar dinner on Thursday August 11th. The event was a great success, and guests included members of the Muslim community, embassy representatives, representatives of the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, and the Constitution Project. KARAMAH also welcomed Dr. Azizah al-Hibri’s colleagues from [...]
On August 10th, 2011, Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, Founder and Chair of KARAMAH, was again invited to the white House Iftar dinner hosted by President Barak Obama. This is the third Iftar hosted by the President as part of a White House tradition that celebrates the holy days of different faiths in America and the diversity [...]
On July 1, 2011, a Thai delegation of human rights activists, NGO leaders and a Law Professor visited KARAMAH as part of the Department of State’s International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) on “Civic Activism and Minority Rights.” The delegation and Dr. Azizah al-Hibri discussed the state of Muslims in Thailand, and how the military emergency [...]