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| DC: Karamah- Sisters Internships: Summer |
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| jannah |
| 04/29/03 at 07:16:49 |
| KARAMAH Leadership Training Program for 2003 (Summer internships only) "KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights" is currently accepting applications for its summer intern leadership training program. We are looking for highly motivated and dedicated students who have a commitment to women's issues as well as to the civil rights of ethnic and religious minorities, especially the Muslim community in the United States. Interns should possess an interest in community education and advocacy and possess strong writing and editing skills. Internships are not restricted to law students; we are considering applications from undergraduate and graduate students as well. KARAMAH is a non-profit non-governmental organization committed to supporting the human rights of Muslims in the United States of America and internationally. We provide this support through education, grassroots organizing, advocacy, and activism. We are an educational, charitable organization of Muslim Women Lawyers focused on domestic and global issues of human rights in Muslim communities. One of our goals is to ultimately transform the conception of women's status within Islamic communities to both improve the treatment of women and to ensure that women take an active part in governing their lives. We firmly believe that dialogue, peaceful conflict resolution, democratic structures and active involvement can counter the destructive effects of ignorance, silence and prejudice. KARAMAH seeks to develop bold, new strategies and programs to advance Muslim women's human rights globally and to reach out to vulnerable Muslim communities in the United States of America by advocating for their civil rights. All KARAMAH programs integrate a global perspective and seek to promote leadership development, especially among young Muslim women. Our objectives are now five fold: (1) to educate Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the U.S and internationally about our country's First Freedom (of religion), and provide a forum for an open and civil dialogue about the constitution and moral aspects of religious, ethnic and gender bias, (2) to contribute constructively to the civil rights movement emerging in this country after September 11, 2001 (3) to provide legal referrals and jurisprudential education to grass roots women both nationally and internationally (4) to educate a new generation of Muslim American women who are competent in both American and Islamic law; (5) to execute education and awareness raising activities that advance our goals. Please send a resume and cover letter addressed to: Irfana Anwer, KARAMAH, 1420 16th Street, NW Washington DC, 20036. by regular mail or preferably by email to karamah@karamah.org |
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