I am doing more workshops on Islamic Inheritance again at various masajid again this year after a long hiatus as I was working on an outside project. I will insha Allah be at the Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area on February 17 and the Orange County Islamic Foundation (Mission Viejo) on [...]
Those of you who get these updates by email saw a curious email from “Leslie Mills.” That was an error, the email was not meant to have come from her. In case you missed it because of that reason, the post that month was a well considered one on Waqf, and how giving to one [...]
My Karamah workshop from a couple of months ago was delayed and is now scheduled for July 19, 2011 in Washington D.C. Its part of the organization’s “Law and Leadership Program. Please check their website for details as they emerge. ISNA’s annual convention is in Chicago on the 4th of July weekend. I am speaking there [...]
Muslims tend to be charitable by nature. Here in Southern California, the Muslim community and perhaps in other communities around the country, it is fundraising season again. Many organizations are holding banquets and doing fundraising in order to meet their annual budgets. In some cases, organizations would like to be able to build for [...]
Karamah, Muslim Women Lawyers for Human has asked me to presented a program in Washington D.C., meant primarily for lawyers but will include many other community members as well. The primary aim is to educate the community of this important obligation of Islamic Inheritance. However gender issues in inheritance will be discussed extensively. [...]
I had the wonderful opportunity to teach two sessions at the “Academy of Islamic Thought” this past month at the Islamic Center of Southern California on divorce, prenuptial agreements, polygamy, property ownership and of course, a day on Islamic Inheritance. Next weekend in Northern California I will be speaking at two different Islamic Centers. On Friday March [...]
There has been much discussion on Islamic Inheritance recently. It figures prominently in the debate over “Shariah Law”- even though its adoption by Muslims is largely theoretical, since most Muslims don’t bother with it, at least not yet. I often find in the legal realm, observant Muslims like to shy away from anything that looks vaguely ”Islamic.” Weddings [...]
Among the baffling arguments about why the Middle East is behind the times, particularly when it comes to economic development, is a bizarre critique of Islamic Inheritance rules. Among other places, recently highlighted in the New York Times in an op-ed. I won’t address Islamic Rules on other issues, particularly since they have not been [...]
I am scheduled to speak on the Islamic and Legal issues around divorce at the Islamic Center of Southern California on March 6, 2011 in a program on social issues at that center. I am going back the following weekend, on March 13, 2011 to discuss Islamic Inheritance. The divorce program would include: Historical background of marriage [...]
Our recent workshop at Redlands was a great success. We will go back on January 30 Insha Allah to talk about Charitable Planning and asset protection, along with Ali Chemkhi who will do an income tax update and Owaiz Dadabhoy who will cover Islamic Investing. The program runs from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Here is [...]