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Executive Director
Ahmed Rehab
Civil Rights Director
Christina Abraham
Outreach Coordinator
Gerald Hankerson
Communications Coordinators
Amina Sharif
Lyndsey Stemm
Staff Attorney
Kevin Vodak, Esq.
Operations Coordinators
Mohamed Abdelati
Board of Directors
Mazen Kudaimi, MD - President
Advisory Board
Prof. M Cherif Bassiouni - Honorary President
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| Enter CAIR-ChicagoÕs Photography Contest! |
| CAIR-Chicago | July 7, 2011 |
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Submissions should highlight Muslim American identities and illustrate the diversity and uniqueness of America's Muslim community. Winning pieces will be permanently displayed in the CAIR-Chicago office and winners will be honored at our Taste of Ramadan reception on August 11th. |
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| Worldview, Chicago Public Radio: Ahmed Rehab reflects on uncertain future of post-revolution Egypt |
| Worldview, Chicago Public Radio | July 8, 2011 |
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Frustrated activists in Cairo staged another mass protest on Friday to accelerate the pace of government reform. In a recent visit to Egypt, Ahmed Rehab, director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and frequent Worldview contributor, met with high-ranking officials and activists to discuss the way forward. He tells Jerome what he thinks the Egyptian people should demand now. |
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| Civil Rights Vlog #4: Free Gaza Flotilla II |
| CAIR-Chicago | July 8, 2011 |
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CAIR-Chicago Intern Noor Salahuddin discusses the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza that was prevented from delivering aid by Greek authorities at an Athens port. Noor dispels false claims made by Israeli officials in their attempts to delegitimize the humanitarian mission. |
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| Communications Coordinator Amina Sharif Discusses Media Ethics with Journalism Students at Columbia College |
| CAIR-Chicago | July 8, 2011 |
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CAIR-ChicagoÕs Communications Coordinator, Amina Sharif, along with Communications Extern Aymen Abdel Halim, visited Columbia College on July 6th to speak to Professor Rose EconomouÕs media ethics class on the importance of unbiased reporting in todayÕs media. |
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| Pioneering research seeks to understand American-Muslim perspective on Islamophobia |
| CAIR-Chicago | July 7, 2011 |
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CAIR-Chicago is working with Patricia M. Rodriguez Mosquera, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Wesleyan University, in conducting the second phase of her research on the psychological impact of Islamophobia on Muslim Americans. |
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| CNN: Tricia Erickson: ÔAn indoctrinated Mormon should never be elected as PresidentÕ |
| CNN | July 7, 2011 |
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ÒEricksonÕs faux patriotism flies in the face of the basic freedoms enshrined in our constitution, threatens our commitment to pluralism, and undermines our culture of meritocracy, by seemingly mistaking the U.S. for a religious state that privileges her chosen faith over those of other Americans,Ó said Ahmed M. Rehab, Executive Director, CAIR-Chicago. |
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| Chicago Tribune: Chicago protesters rally against SyriaÕs government |
| Chicago Tribune | July 3, 2011 |
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ÒWeÕre living in a world now where there is no room for totalitarianism, dictatorships and oppression,Ó said Christina Abraham, civil rights director for the Council of American-Islamic Relations in Chicago. ÒWhen we see these movements happening, we need to support them. We donÕt give leeway to governments that violate human rights, like the Assad government is doing right now.Ó |
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| Chicago Tribune: Small mosque easily wins approval from DuPage |
| Chicago Tribune | July 5, 2011 |
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ÒItÕs basically the ideal zoning application for DuPage County, with absolutely no controversy surrounding it,Ó said Amina Sharif, communications coordinator with the Chicago Council on American-Islamic Relations. ÒThe area where itÕs located is already commercially zoned, next to a synagogue, and there is more than adequate parking there. If the DuPage County Board had rejected this, then weÕd have an obvious problem. This is a very easy thing to approve.Ó |
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| CAIR-Chicago Immigration Vlog #2 with Noor Salahuddin |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 30, 2011 |
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CAIR-Chicago Communications Intern Noor Salahuddin discusses new Georgia ID laws and the impact on undocumented immigrants. |
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| CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Vlog #3 with Tarek Khalil |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 28, 2011 |
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Civil rights law clerk Tarek Khalil analyzes and critiques Herman CainÕs ÒMuslim loyalty oathÓ. |
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| CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab to Speak at ISNA Convention Ð July 1-4 |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 30, 2011 |
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The ISNA Convention is a meeting place of people and ideas, where American Muslims discuss their role in society, politics, media, activism, and education. The event will feature numerous world renowned scholars and Muslim leaders. CAIR-ChicagoÕs executive director, Ahmed Rehab, will be presenting at four lectures throughout the weekend. |
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| Can Pakistan have a successful uprising? |
| CAIR-Chicago | July 7, 2011 |
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CAIR-Chicago intern Kinza Khan discusses whether revolutions like the recent ones in Egypt and Tunisia could occur in Pakistan, and whether the country is capable of having a successful revolution. |
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| Peter KingÕs Radical Hearings on ÒRadicalizationÓ |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 24, 2011 |
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Government Affairs intern Ian Peterson discusses Rep. Peter KingÕs latest congressional hearing on the ÒRadicalization of Muslim Americans,Ó which focused primarily on the threat of Islamic ÒradicalizationÓ within the United States prison system. Ian breaks down how King misconstrues the problem. |
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