Nadia Shahram

Nadia Shahram

Nadia Shahram
Born
Tehran, Iran.
EducationB.S. in Business Administration, 1988.
J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1997.
Occupation(s)Has been a practicing mediator in the field of Matrimonial Mediation since 2001.

An adjunct professor in the Law and Government Program at Hilbert College and at Buffalo State University Law School.

Published her first novel, "Marriage on the Street Corners of Tehran", 2010.
Known forIranian mediation attorney, author, and women's rights advocate.
Notable workFounding member of "Raising Hope", an annual fashion show fund-raiser to benefit the Family Justice Centre.
TelevisionAs an expert in family law and Islam, Shahram has been interviewed by local as well as national radio and TV stations.
Children2
FatherAn activist for civil and human rights. He was jailed by the Secret Police (SAVAK) for his outspoken views.
AwardsReceived both the "Women of Influence" from Business First, and the "Legal Elite" Award of Western New York, 2013.

is an Iranian mediation attorney, author, and women's rights advocate. She is the founder and president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Muslim Women (CAMW), an organisation promoting equality for Muslim women.[1] At a CAMW convention Shahram and the CAMW unveiled the Declaration of Equalities for Muslim Women during the 2014 Convention Days in Seneca Falls, New York.[2][3][4][5][6] One year later, Shahram presented the Declaration to the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, where it now hangs on permanent display in the Visitor Centre.[7]

Shahram is a board member of the Family Justice Centre of Erie County,[8] a member of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York,[9] and a board member of the New York State Council of Divorce Mediation.[10]

Early life and education

Shahram was born in Tehran, Iran. She was one of six daughters. Her parents had an extensive library and as a child she was encouraged to read the classics. Her father was an activist for civil and human rights. He was jailed by the Secret Police (SAVAK) for his outspoken views, and Shahram recalls her father being taken from their home in the middle of the night.[11]

Shahram travelled to the United States with the ambition of becoming a broadcast journalist. She received her B.S. in Business Administration in 1988 and her J.D. in 1997 from the State University of New York at Buffalo.[12] During these years Shahram married and had two daughters.[13]

Career

Shahram trained as a family mediator at the Rochester Mediation Centre and has been a practicing mediator in the field of Matrimonial Mediation since 2001.[12] She focused her legal practice on matrimonial mediation after observing and studying alternative dispute resolution methods, especially the success of family mediation as practiced in European and Asian countries.[14]

Shahram was an adjunct professor in the Law and Government Program at Hilbert College from 2001 through 2007.[13] She continues to teach as an adjunct professor at the Buffalo State University Law School.[12] She has organized and chaired conferences and symposiums on Divorce Mediation in western New York.[15]

Awards and recognition

Shahram has received the "Women of Influence" from Business First,[16] and the "Legal Elite" Award of Western New York in 2013.[17] Shahram is the founding member of "Raising Hope", an annual fashion show fund-raiser to benefit the Family Justice Centre.[18] During the years 2012 through 2014 this project raised over $100,000 for women victimized by domestic violence in the Western New York area.[18]

Activism

After the events of September 11, 2001, Shahram re-examined her faith of Islam, the role of Muslims in the international arena, and the perceptions of Islam in the West.[13] She later developed a course at the University of Buffalo Law School, "The Effects of Religion and Culture on Family Laws."[12] Shahram is a critic of the inequality and misogyny in Muslim culture and frequently writes op-eds and letters to the editors.[19]

Shahram unveiled the first Declaration of Equalities for Muslim Women on July 19, 2014, during Convention Days in Seneca Falls, New York.[20][21] Seneca Falls Convention is the birthplace of the women's rights movement, where the first Women's Rights Convention was held in 1848.[22]

Shahram's Declaration is written in the spirit of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (a "calls to arms for female equality") and aspires to address laws and cultural practices which are unjust, and discriminatory to women in Islamic countries.[23] Shahram's goal is to raise one million signatures and present the Declaration to the United Nations. Once presented, the goal is to encourage the UN to assist in gender equalization in Muslim countries in the courts.[24][25][26]

Shahram has a number of small groups of graduate students making ongoing presentations throughout the New York State University system informing and securing additional signatures on the Declaration.[1] Shahram herself continues to promote the Declaration and educate people around the State of New York. She presented the Declaration at the "Declaration of Sentiments: The Remix, A Celebration of the 200th Birthday of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Women's Suffrage Centennial" on November 12, 2015,[27] and again at the High Falls Film Festival in High Falls, NY on November 15, 2015.[28]

Media

While visiting her native country of Iran in 2004 and 2005, Shahram conducted hundreds of interviews and attended Islamic courtrooms as part of a research project.[13] Shortly after Shahram returned from her trip she was the focus of a feature article in the Hilbert College quarterly "Connections" Magazine.[13] Shahram published her first novel, "Marriage on the Street Corners of Tehran" in 2010.[29] This book was based on research and the true stories of Iranian women, with whom she conducted interviews during her time in Iran, and who shared in detail their experiences.[13]

As an expert in family law and Islam, Shahram has been interviewed by local as well as national radio and TV stations, and numerous print media sources.[30][31][32][33][34][35]

Shahram lectures and gives presentations across New York State [36] and is often interviewed by media sources for her informed opinion.[37] She contributes frequently to the Buffalo News, the Erie County Bar Association newsletter and other regional publications.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Coalition For The Advancement Of Moslem Women | Donations". camw.
  2. ^ "A SHOUTOUT ABOUT THE UPCOMING DECLARATION OF EQUALITIES FOR MUSLIM WOMEN". Balladeer's Blog. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  3. ^ "The Declaration of Equalities for Muslim Women". 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  4. ^ Shah, Zia H. (2014-07-06). "Local Attorney to Present "Declaration of Equalities for Muslim Women"". The Muslim Times. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  5. ^ Libraries, University at Buffalo (2014-07-10). "Not Just a Thruway Exit (Historic unveiling of Declaration of Equalities for Muslim Women – Saturday, July 19, 2014)". Law Library News. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  6. ^ "declaration of equalities – Zonta Club Buffalo". zontaclubbuffalo.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  7. ^ "Get Business Information with Realtime Business Search | lsed.org". www.lsed.org.
  8. ^ "Board of Directors - Family Justice Center". Family Justice Center. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  9. ^ "Member List". wbasny. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  10. ^ Admin, MemberClicks. "Home". nyscdm.org. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  11. ^ "Welcome To Democracy & Socialism .Com". www.democracyandsocialism.com.
  12. ^ a b c d "Graduates Honored as Women of Influence". University of Buffalo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "One Voice - Nadia Shahram fights for equality" (PDF). media.wix.com/. Hilbert Connections Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. ^ "European Commission - European Judicial Network - Alternative dispute resolution - Community law". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  15. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/divorce-mediation-is-topic-of-conference-today-20130906; http://cardozojcr.com/blog/2015/09/; Speaker at WBASNY 2012 Annual Convention: Expanding Cultural Horizons: Assisting Islamic Families in Matrimonial and Family Law, http://www.wbasny.org/content/2012-convention-landing-page
  16. ^ "Women of Influence winners announced". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  17. ^ "Introducing the final honorees of the 2013 Legal Elite of WNY". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  18. ^ a b "News & Views Newsletter - Spring 2012". April 2, 2012.
  19. ^ ARTVOICE, May 2011. Islamophobia: ARTVOICE, July 2013 Iranian Elections: http://artvoice.com/issues/v12n30/letters_to_artvoice/iran_elections
  20. ^ OP-ED: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/15184; Finger Lake Times: http://www.fltimes.com/news/image_8fd0215a-11a5-11e4-99eb-0019bb2963f4.html?TNNoMobile
  21. ^ Nadia Shahram, retrieved 2022-06-08
  22. ^ "Seneca Falls Convention begins - Jul 19, 1848 - HISTORY.com". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  23. ^ "Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Biography". biography.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  24. ^ "UNITED NATIONS WORK ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN". un.org. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  25. ^ "Invest and mobilize to end violence against women". UN Women. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  26. ^ "What we do: Ending violence against women: Global norms and standards". UN Women. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  27. ^ "Declaration of Sentiments: The Remix, A Celebration of the 200th Birthday of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Women's Suffrage Centennial". www.ellevatenetwork.com. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  28. ^ Honor Diaries – with Audience Q&A, retrieved 2017-02-05
  29. ^ Marriage on the Street Corners of Tehran, Asateer Press, New York, 2010. http://www.buffalonews.com/Women_in_the_shadows_Attorney_Nadia_Shahramaposs_novel_tells_the_true_stories_of_Iranian_women_exploited_by_apostemporary_marriageapos.html
  30. ^ BUFFALO NEWS: July 11, 2013. TENETS OF ISLAM http://www.buffalonews.com/20130711/Nadia_Shahram_True_tenets_of_Islam_are_being_distorted.html
  31. ^ "Domestic violence conference focuses on honor killings - City & Region - The Buffalo News". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.
  32. ^ "Women are subject to violence and discrimination by both the state and society - Opinion - The Buffalo News". Archived from the original on 2015-09-18.
  33. ^ "U.S. must side with the people in Mideast protests - Viewpoints - The Buffalo News". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.
  34. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/Quran_does_not_endorse_Iranaposs_stoning_of_women.html; [dead link‍]
  35. ^ "Jury Convicts New York TV Executive of Beheading Wife". Associated Press. March 26, 2015.
  36. ^ Convention Days 2015: http://www.nps.gov/wori/planyourvisit/convention-days-2015.htm. WGRZ:http://hamburg.wgrz.com/news/arts-culture/islamic-women-s-rights-expert-activist-speak-hilbert/53599
  37. ^ "Brutal Irony In New York Woman's Beheading". www.cbsnews.com.

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