This is a 3-credit course which will start on March 1st, 2025 and end on March 25, 2025. 

The theme for the contest this upcoming holy month of Ramadan is to gain a better understanding of basic principles justice, the concept of oppression, the oppressed, and the oppressor, based on verses of Holy Quran and analyzing selected Hadiths. Injustice and oppression have always been prevalent across communities regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity. Oppression has taken wide variety of forms including racial, social, gender, human rights, refugee, and religious oppression, to name a few. This topic is especially relevant nowadays as the world has experienced the peak of oppression with the human genocide in Palestine, and many other acts of injustice and tyranny in the Muslim world and non-Muslims as well.

And for the believers in Islam, being oppressed has been a close companion to the devout believers over the centuries and is a signature of the presence of faith. Allah the Almighty has highlighted the concepts of justice and oppression in many verses in the Qura. He states: “And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?’” [Quran: 4:75]

In this course, we will also learn our roles and responsibilities with regards to dealing with injustice that we witness. By the end of 25 days, we hope to gain a better understanding and awareness of the importance of striving for justice and standing up against oppression, bearing in mind that this is the extension of learning the lessons of Karbala and what Imam Hussain stood up for, and what Sayyida Zainab exemplified post-Karbala. This is also paving the path for the preparation of the arrival of our 12th Awaited Imam who will come to fill the earth with peace and justice after it was filled with tyranny and injustice. 

The best age range for this course is teenagers and adults, however, anyone who feels mature enough to follow the lessons and participate is welcome to register for this program. Registration fee for this program is $45 (non-refundable) which will be contributed directly as a donation to charity organization, Kareema Care, and will be allocated specifically to support a special project for the building Aytaam Fatima Orphanage in the holy city of Najaf.