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Executive Director
Ahmed Rehab
Civil Rights Director
Christina Abraham
Outreach Coordinator
Gerald Hankerson
Communications Coordinators
Amina Sharif
Lyndsey Stemm
Litigation Director
Kevin Vodak, Esq.
Operations Coordinators
Mohamed Abdelati
Staff Attorney
Rabya Khan
Deputy Director
Sufyan Sohel
Board of Directors
Mazen Kudaimi, MD - President
Advisory Board
Prof. M Cherif Bassiouni - Honorary President
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| Gov. Quinn Appoints Ahmed Rehab to Muslim American Advisory Council |
| Gov. Quinn Press Office | September 1, 2011 |
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Gov. Quinn named members to serve on the Muslim American Advisory Council, which will help ensure Muslim American participation in state government. Quinn announced the new council during ÒEid,Ó the close of the holy month of Ramadan. |
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| ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago takes issue with anti-Muslim coloring book |
| ABC 7 | August 31, 2011 |
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"I think it's very clear that the book has an agenda and is anti-Muslim," Amina Shariff, CAIR Chicago, said. "If they are trying to imply subliminally some kind of Christian-Muslim conflict here, I think that that is very dangerous and completely inappropriate." |
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| MSNBC: 9-11 coloring book draws controversy |
| MSNBC | September 1, 2011 |
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Amina Sharif, communications director for the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told the Chicago Tribune that the book fails to separate extremist radicals from the majority of Muslims. |
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| The Atlantic Wire: Bin LadenÕs Human Shield Now in 9/11 ÔKid-FriendlyÕ Coloring Book |
| The Atlantic Wire | August 30, 2011 |
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The book allows children to color scenes like Navy SEALs raiding the Bin LadenÕs compound, Osama bin Laden using a veiled woman as a human shield, and the World Trade Center Towers burning. The Chicago communications director of CAIR told the Tribune that the book shows 9/11 and its aftermath Òin a ÔslantedÕ manner,Ó painting Muslims in broad strokes and failing to distinguish extremist radicals from the majority of Muslims. |
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| Chicago Tribune: Critics say 9/11 coloring book crosses the line |
| Chicago Tribune | August 29, 2011 |
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Amina Sharif, communications director for the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the book depicts the events of 9/11 and the aftermath in a ÒslantedÓ manner, painting Muslims in broad strokes and failing to distinguish extremist radicals from the majority of Muslims. ÒItÕs hateful, inflammatory and completely inappropriate for children or anyone for that matter,Ó Sharif said. |
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| Metro Networks: Islamic Group DoesnÕt Like 9-11 Coloring Book |
| Metro Networks | September 2, 2011 |
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Communications Coordinator Amina Sharif says she was offended by the sometimes subtle, sometimes overt anti-Muslim imagery displayed in the book, ÒitÕs dangerous to put it in the hands of children,Ó she says, Òthis book gives them the false impression that Muslims are terrorists or paranoid conspiracy theorists.Ó |
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| Civil Rights Vlog #6: Clement Yu on the Secure Communities Program |
| Clement Yu, Government Affairs Intern | August 18, 2011 |
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Government Affairs Intern Clement Yu discusses the controversial Secure Communities program, enforced by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) |
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| Civil Disobedience at the Secure Communities Hearing |
| Ben Small, Communications Intern | August 29, 2011 |
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On Wednesday, August 17th 2011, CAIR-Chicago staff attorney, Rabya Khan, and communications intern, Becky Fogel, attended a public hearing held by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to discuss the Secure Communities program. The event ended in civil disobedience led by local youth and the arrest of six attendees. |
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| Civil Rights Vlog #7: Becky Fogel discusses ICE rally reaction |
| Becky Fogel, Communications Intern | August 30, 2011 |
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Communications Intern Becky Fogel discusses the overblown reaction to a rally at the ICE hearing last week. |
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| DePaul Class Visits CAIR-Chicago |
| CAIR-Chicago | September 2, 2011 |
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A group of DePaul students visited CAIR-ChicagoÕs downtown office this past Monday to learn about the organizationÕs services for immigrant communities. This visit was a part of DePaulÕs course, ÒDiscover Chicago: Immigrant Youth in Chicago.Ó |
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| WJBC: Illinois Muslims hope for tolerance as 9/11 approaches |
| WJBC | September 1, 2011 |
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As many Americans gear up to mark the tenth anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, one Chicago-based Muslim group warns people should be careful not to give all Muslims a bad rap for the attacks. In the days following 9/11 there were reports across the U.S. of violence toward Muslim-Americans. The group American-Islamic Relations hopes the public has learned more about the Islamic faithÕs message of peace since that time. |
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| Gerald Hankerson to participate in 9/11 Primer Ð The Epoch of the Peacemakers |
| CAIR-Chicago | September 2, 2011 |
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Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson will participate in an event that will present speakers, spoken word performers, music and art. The event will weave together the history of peacemakers, incorporate readings of works from Thoreau, Tolstoy, Jane Addams, Gandhi, King, Ikeda, and more. |
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| Documentary Koran by Heart offers insight into Muslim tradition and values |
| Jenn Schanz, Communications Intern | August 29, 2011 |
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Koran by Heart, a documentary film by Greg Barker which covered the 2009 Koran recital competition in Cairo where children from around the world gather to compete, aired on HBO. |
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