Rahmah A. Abdulaleem discusses the history and importance of Ramadan in the global community, as part of the Prince George's County Human Relations Commission's Women in Faith series.
Rahmah A. Abdulaleem is the Executive Director of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights where she works to create a global network of advocates knowledgeable about the gender-equitable principles of Islam and are able to advance the cause of Muslim women’s rights in legal and social environments. As KARAMAH’s Executive Director, she works with scholars to empower advocates about the rights Islamic law grants to women and to educate Muslim women in Islamic jurisprudence, leadership, and conflict resolution so that they may become the leading agents of change within their communities. Ms. Abdulaleem graduated from Duke University with a double major in Religion and Sociology and obtained her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.