International
On a panel at a conference organized by the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies.
Discussing the KARAMAH press release with a Muslim woman leader at the NGO Forum, held in Huairou, China. (For more on the Forum, see Insights.)
With the Imam and others at an ancient mosque in Beijing, China.
With the Hon. Ann McLaughlin Korologos, wife of the US Ambassador to Belgium, at their official residence after a lecture.
With the women leaders and the Imam after concluding a conference on Islamic law.
With the university leaders right after the university was established.
KARAMAH organized a program on domestic violence and other related topics for social leaders and lawyers, and a workshop for judges.
Delivered the keynote address at the conference entitled “Women in Indonesian Society: Access, Empowerment and Opportunity,” in Jakarta.
Heads of State
At a White House reception.
Photo taken during President Obama’s visit to the University of Richmond campus.
Standing next to President Bush at the Mosque in the Islamic Center of Washington one week after 9/11. There, President George W. Bush and his senior staff met with American Muslim leaders. He also gave a timely and important speech at the mosque in which he said: “The face of terror is not the true face of Islam.”
After delivering a Dars Hassani at the Casablanca Palace in Ramadan, Dr. al-Hibri presented a copy of her book “The Islamic Worldview” to the king. (A TV photo). (For more, see Media/ Lectures)
A delegation of Beiruti leaders visited Lebanese President Elias Hrawi (c.1990). Dr. al-Hibri accompanied her father in this visit.
During a visit to the Maumoon Foundation, his excellency presented Dr. al-Hibri with a plaque containing a replica of the Qur’anic inscription on the face of the mihrab at the Grand Mosque of the Maldives.
Karamah
With Sister Aisha al-Adawiyah talking to LLSP participants.
Celebrating with the graduating LLSP class.
This collage was made in remembrance of Harvard Law Professor John H. Mansfield. As a member of KARAMAH’S board of advisors he made significant contributions to KARAMAH, such as teaching at LLSP and writing articles on American Muslim case law for KARAMAH’s website.
The mosque is also known as the Nation’s Mosque. It is located in Washington, DC.
Held by KARAMAH in Washington, DC.
KARAMAH Ramadan iftar, held is 2005, and attended by then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
USA
On a panel during the Arab Spring to discuss constitutional developments in Muslim countries.
Delivering a speech on domestic violence at a dinner in Michigan held by ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services). (For the speech, see “Speeches”.)
The Mother Mosque of America is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was built in 1934, and is the oldest standing purpose-built mosque in the US.
Having a conversation with Professor T. B. Irving at the Mother Mosque.
On a panel with other American leaders to brief the media on the Report of the Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment. (For the report, see “Human & Civil Right.”)
Participating in a discussion at Al-Hewar Center (Center for Arab Culture and Dialogue) in Northern Virginia.
At the EEOB (Eisenhower Executive Office Building), attending a small interfaith leadership meeting organized by the White House.
Having a conversation with the distinguished Islamic scholar Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, who taught Dr. al-Hibri at the American University of Beirut.
Participating in the Genesis TV series with Bill Moyers, Rabbi Burt Visotsky and others.
With Dr. Abdelfattah Amor, recipient of the International First Freedom Award. (Not in the photo: former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, recipient of the National First Freedom Award for that year.)
Giving a pre-Iftar speech.
Signing a partnership agreement between the Library of Congress and KARAMAH regarding GLIN (Global Legal Information Network) in 2008.
Justices
Chatting with Justice Scalia at a Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) dinner in New York City. (For more on this, see “Insights” on this website).
At the Supreme Court after participating together in a panel entitled "Women in International Law: A Closer Look at the Arab and Muslim World.”
Lecturing on "Redefining Muslim Women's Roles in the Next Century," in a panel on the roles of women moderated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Library of Congress Bicentennial.
Philippines
Members of the audience joined the lecturer for a photo op.
Being honored after a lecture on “The Islamic Worldview and Its Consequences.” at the Institute of Technology at Iligan.
Miriam College, a Catholic University in Manilla, offered its classrooms during semester break to KARAMAH. KARAMAH taught a two-week Law and Leadership Program (LLP) to Muslim women from the Philippines and neighboring countries.
Meeting with a leader from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the Muslim Mindanao province. The scarf is a gift from the leader. Its design and colors represent the region.
Having dinner with a group of Muslim leaders in Mindanao.
North Africa
Having received an official invitation, Dr. al-Hibri led, with Imam Abdulaleem, a delegation of KARAMAH leaders and African American Imams who visited the religious educational institutions in Morocco. In this photo, children recite the Qur’an, and show their writing tablets. KARAMAH leaders stand in the back row.
KARAMAH leaders and the African American Imams delegation standing in front of the Water Museum in Marrakesh.
At an ABA program for lawyers.
A lecture in Tangier to an all-women audience. In the photo members of the audience taking a group photo with Dr. Al-Hibri.
At an official conference in Tunisia on Islamic Thought
At dinner in Tunis with conference participants.
Talking with distinguished Moroccan women scholars in the grounds of the Royal Palace
Meeting distinguished scholars from all over Africa at the Royal Palace.
Dr. Al-Hibri stands with her cousin, the late Sheikh Muhammad, and some fuqara (followers of the al-Hibri tariqa) at the zawiyah near Ihfir, Morocco (For more information, see “Insights.)
Dr. Al-Hibri visited this distinguished Sufi zawiyah accompanied by leaders of the al-Hibri Sufi family in Morocco. The two zawiyahs are neighbors.
A soothing conversation with a very kind elder Moroccan Sufi leader.
Shrine of Sheikh Abdullah bin ‘Azzah (10th C.), great grandfather of the al-Hibri’s. The shrine is at the top of a mountain in North East Morocco (for more information, see “Insights”).
Sheikh Muhammad al-Hibri (may his soul rest in peace) discussing with Dr. al-Hibri a chart of the “clay” lineage (النسب الطيني) and the spiritual lineage (النسب الروحي) of the al-Hibri family.
