Visit New Website Challenging Anti-Muslim Election 'Gimmick'
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Identity insults and democracy
A. Rehab for CNN Blogs | Oct.16.08
"Both campaigns as well as the political talking heads ought to send a clear message that no American should have to watch democracy from the bleachers due to their race, ethnicity, or religion," says CAIR-Chicago Executive director, Ahmed Rehab.
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Also SEE Other Events in Arizona:
Media Workshop | Friday Sermon
Confronting Stereotypes
Lecture at University of Arizona |
Countering misperceptions: Speaker challenges public's stereotypes of Islam, Muslims
Arizona Daily Wildcat | Oct.17.08
"Average Americans do not get information from the proper sources; instead they are casually provided with half-truths and exaggerations," says Rehab. "Dialogue shatters the myth that silence creates."
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Mosque in Villa Park Vandalized for 4th time in less than 2 months
CAIR-Chicago | Oct.13.08
"The crime appears to be a part of a series of suspected bias-motivated incidents targeting the mosque including broken windows and spilled flammable fluid," said CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Abraham.
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Misguided Letter Shouldn't Have Run
Morris Daily Herald | Sep.28.08
By publishing the hysterical letter the Morris Daily Herald managed to denigrate the entire religion of Islam. Nickels fails to see that Islam and America can and do co-exist, as I and seven million other proud American Muslims are proof.
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Greeley Tribune | Omaha World News
Rocky Mountain News | Denver Post |
CAIR-Chicago Defends 120 Muslim Workers Fired From Plant
ABC 7 News | Oct.08.08
"All they want is the right to pray, and it's not an undue burden" said CAIR-Chicago attorney Rima Kapitan on the firing of more than 120 Muslim employees fired last week at the Swift plant in Greeley, Colorado.
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 - Ahmed Rehab to Speak on "Strategies for Engaging with the Media" at Islamic Center Tucson - Arizona
October 17, 2008
- CAIR-Chicago Executive Director to Give Friday Sermon at Islamic Center of Tucson - Arizona
October 17, 2008
- CAIR-Chicago to Sponsor Blood Drive with American Red Cross
October 16, 2008
- Executive Director to Deliver Speech on "Stereotypes and the Muslim-American Community" - Tucson, Arizona
October 16, 2008
- Ahmed Rehab to Speak on "Media Coverage of International Crises" at University of Arizona, Tucson
October 16, 2008
- Executive Director to Speak at Immigration Policy & The Elections Forum
October 14, 2008
 - Reuters: Sour note for American Muslims in election campaign
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October 21, 2008
- CNN: Muslim-American voices heard in presidential race
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October 21, 2008
- Daily Herald: Muslims fighting citizenship delays may have ray of hope
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October 20, 2008
- Arizona Daily Wildcat: Countering misperceptions: Speaker challenges public's stereotypes of Islam, Muslims
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October 17, 2008
- CNN - AC 360: Identity insults and democracy
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October 16, 2008
- Wall Street Journal: Religious-Bias Filings Up
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October 16, 2008
- USA Today: Prayer leads to work disputes
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October 16, 2008
- UA News: American-Islamic Council Head to Speak on Campus
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October 15, 2008
- Sun-times: Stoking fear of The Other
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October 12, 2008
- Star-Telegram: Muslim women's law firm breaks down stereotypes
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October 11, 2008
- WGN Radio: Villa Park Mosque Vandalized (AUDIO)
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October 10, 2008
- ABC 7: Police investigate possible hate crimes (VIDEO)
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October 10, 2008
- CAIR-Chicago Keynote Speech “Common Faith, Common Humanity” at Oakton Community College
October 21, 2008
- Press Release: Police Investigating Vandalism and Possible Hate Crime Against Chicago-Area Mosque
October 10, 2008
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Executive Director
Ahmed Rehab
Civil Rights Director
Christina Abraham
Senior Outreach Coordinator
Dina Rehab
Government Affairs Coordinator
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Operations Coordinators
Azam Azeem
Daniah Elharezi
Cultural Sensitivity Speaker
Veronica Zapata
Communications Coordinators
Reem Rahman
Amina Sharif
Staff Attorney
Kevin Vodak, Esq.
Outreach Coordinator
Gerald Hankerson
Youth Coordinator
Mokaram Rauf
Administrative Assistant
Islaam Rahim
Board of Directors
Alif Muhammad
Shahwar Syed, MD
Kimberly Newkirk
Emaad Hamwi
Khaled Taha
Ahmed Rehab
Hina Sodha, Esq.
Yaser Tabbara, Esq. - Secretary
Mazen Kudaimi, MD - Vice President
Safaa Zarzour, Esq. - President
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