survey of Islamic family law in the U.S.
Ikram Saeed let me know about No Altars: A Survey of Islamic Family Law in the United States, a law review article by Asifa Quraishi and Najeeba Syeed-Miller. The article is quite long and I'm still reading it myself, but it looks to be an excellent resource.
I haven't updated this blog in awhile, as I've been busy at my paralegal internship. The internship is now drawing to a close, so I should have a bit more time, inshallah.
One of my projects for my internship was to write a memo that provides an overview of immigration status categories. The memo will be for the use of volunteers staffing a legal information and referral line, to aid them in explaining basics of immigration law to callers. I've submitted the paper to my supervisor and expect to receive a copy from her for my portfolio in the next few days, inshallah. When I do, I hope to post the memo here since immigration law is a major area of concern for Muslims in the United States.
Speaking of immigration law, I am applying for a volunteer paralegal position with the Northwest Immigration Rights Project, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation to low-income immigrants in emergency circumstances (facing deportation, seeking to escape an abusive marriage, applying for asylum, etc).
This should be an excellent professional opportunity for me, inshallah, and should also hopefully provide me with plenty of new topics to post to this blog about 
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Thanks for the link; I need to check out a summary like that.
Posted by: TPB, Esq. | August 7, 2003 04:47 PM
I was fascinated to read your research into the legal precedent of polygamy among the Cree people. It might be equally interesting to include cases involving the Mormons and their practice of polygamy. If I recall correctly, there was a case tried in the late 90s, although the Mormons have had legal problems with this issue since the founding of their religion. Also, I am unaware of the legal status of African families (both Muslim and non-Muslim) re: Immigration Law (etc.) in the US.
Posted by: Kunimo | August 7, 2003 06:51 PM
Thanks for visiting, both of you.
Kunimo, as I mentioned in one of the earlier polygamy posts, the question I was focusing on is recognition by American courts of foreign polygamous marriages that were valid where made.
Although the story of the Mormons and polygamy is fascinating, it doesn't involve marriages made in a foreign country, under whose laws they were valid.
That's why I didn't discuss it.
Posted by: Al-Munaqabah | August 7, 2003 09:28 PM
Asifa wrote my wedding contract, and I'm glad she did!
Posted by: Shahed | August 10, 2003 09:32 PM