Posts tagged Downtown Islamic Center
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Roundtable Discussion with Congressman Chuy Garcia

CAIR-Chicago's Staff, along with a selection of Chicago's Muslim leadership of different backgrounds, met with Congressman Chuy Garcia and members of his staff on Wednesday at CAIR-Chicago's downtown Azima Center to discuss the state of civil rights.

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ABC 7: Muslim community concerned about backlash

“There are seven million Muslims in America who are all peaceful, patriotic and support our troops so along with being deeply saddened and horrified by this event we are also concerned that people might call into question our patriotism and loyalty to this country,” said Amina Sharif, Council On American Islamic Relations.

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ABC 7: Muslim community concerned about backlash

"There are some seven million Muslims in America who are all peaceful, patriotic and support our troops so along with being deeply saddened and horrified by these events we are also concerned that people might call into question our patriotism and loyalty to this country," said Amina Sharif, Council On American Islamic Relations.

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Volunteers Mobilized to Save Lives by Donating Blood

This past weekend over 20 volunteers joined CAIR-Chicago and the Council of the Advancement for Muslim Professionals (CAMP) at the Downtown Islamic Center to donate blood. The donations save patients suffering from health traumas such as major blood loss caused by car accidents. Each blood donation has the potential to save up to three lives.

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Radio Islam: How Five Minutes Can Save a Life: Blood Donation (AUDIO)

CAIR-Chicago Senior Outreach Coordinator Dina Rehab discusses CAIR-Chicago's recent blood drive held at the Downtown Islamic Center in partnership with LifeSource as a part of a nationwide summer-long campaign, "Muslims Care" with Radio Islam host Hiba Abdul-Rahim. She discusses the role of charity at the heart of Islam and her work to increase community service participation by Chicagoland Muslims.

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CAIR-Chicago Co-Sponsors its Second Annual June Blood Drive with Local Islamic Organizations

CAIR-Chicago and local Islamic organizations co-sponsored a series of blood drives in the Greater Chicagoland area that commenced this June. This is the second year that CAIR-Chicago participated in this event.

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