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Principles, public policy and enforcement in the US Muslims who wish to abide by the Islamic law of inheritance when drafing a will must keep in mind that they will encounter several conficts with U.S. law while doing so. While various statutory and legal conficts may be smoothly reconciled with proper drafing, broader public policy […]

As early as 7 December 2015, in the midst of the Republican primaries, Donald Trump proposed a systemic policy of religious discrimination against Muslims with regards to immigration into the United States. Learn more.

The mounting number of civil rights violations against Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and anyone who is perceived to be of Middle Eastern heritage, is alarming. These violations are committed by our law enforcement, private and public institutions, as well as ordinary citizens. Learn More

The NYPD seems to persist in not following the most basic rules enacted to protect the constitutional rights of the citizens of New York City. The report found that the NYPD failed to submit the required paperwork to open or extend investigations into the political activity of our citizens, and that in the few instances

In ensuring that Sharia-compliant wills that are also in line with state law, practitioners will likely face certain challenges. This article seeks to identify and address the following challenges: conflicts between U.S. intestacy laws and Islamic inheritance laws; conflicts with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; and potential public policy

Managing Partner, Omar T. Mohammedi, Esq., authored this article in the ABA Probate & Property Journal Remembrance of death and the afterlife is a cornerstone of the Islamic ethos. Planning for death by ensuring a distribution of one’s estate in accordance with Islamic Shariah law is obligatory upon all Muslims wishing to comply with their

Managing Partner, Omar T. Mohammedi, Esq., authored this law review article featured in the Michigan State University School of Law Journal of International Law. Algeria emerged from the turbulent 1990s with an eye towards economic expansion and openness toward the world economy. This trend continues to characterize Algeria’s market reforms, demonstrated by ever-increasing market liberalization

The Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC gave this pressentation at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) in Monmouth Junction, NJ on May 8, 2010.

The Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC authored an article on Islamic Wills that was featured on Tri State Muslim. Remembrance of death and the afterlife is a cornerstone of the Islamic ethos. Nevertheless, when it comes to inheritance many Muslims living in the United States fail to make the arrangements necessary to ensure

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