Posts tagged profiling
The impact of surveillance programs on the American-Muslim community

A feeling of suspicion has swept over American-Muslims, leaving some distrustful of others in their own community.

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Fox News: Rehab Discusses Body Scanners and Racial Profiling

"Critics argue when you think about it, for the most part, all of the people who try to blow airliners out of the sky look alike," Doocy said. "False," replied Ahmed Rehab. "False information. Not true. I mean, we don't have to go far. The last guy that tried to take down a plane was a young African. And in the past, prior to that incident, we were looking for Middle eastern-looking men. Next time it could be an Asian guy. So no, they don't always look alike."

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CBS News: Air Security Murky On Issue Of Religious Headware

"In the interest of national security I don't mind [being searched]. American Muslims are also concerned about remaining safe. But we should not be singled out because of our religious beliefs," said Amina Sharif, CAIR-Chicago's Communications Coordinator.

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Beyond the Beltway: Ahmed Rehab Discusses the War on Terror and National Security

"The real question is not whether we should use the term "war" or not, but who is this war against. And that is what Obama and others have been struggling to articulate.... In the past we've heard that we are at war with "Radical Islam", but "Radical Islam" is a concept, and you cannot go to war with a concept. You can go to war against a people or an entity and that is where Al-Qaeda comes in. President Obama was correct in stating that we are at war with Al Qaeda," said Ahmed Rehab.

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FOX News: Ahmed Rehab Debates National Security Policy with John Gibson

"I'm concerned about national security here, not civil liberties per se, and that's why I oppose racial profiling. Because from a national security perspective it will not work neither logically nor scientifically. There is a study from the University of Texas that shows mathematically that racially profiling causes us to miss more opportunities than catch them," says Ahmed Rehab.

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Radio Islam: The Challenge of Balancing National Security and Civil Rights

"The core of the problem is that Muslims are seen as a Monolith by the media and so when one Muslim commits and act of terror or error, all Muslims are brought to bear for that Act. And that kinda of mentality does not exist for other communities because of the nuanced understanding of other communities," said Ahmed Rehab.

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WBAL: Will Profiling Make A Difference?

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab talks to Shari Elliker about the failures of racial profiling and the outspokenness of American Muslims in condemning acts of terror. Rehab also addresses questions posed by callers to the show.

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Ahmed Rehab on Fox News Radio with John Gibson

"There is no evidence to suggest that there is a link between religious Muslim behavior on a plane and terrorism. It is quite the opposite. All terrorists that we have come to know of, who have performed or attempted acts of terrorism on a plane, have actually not been engaged in outward Islamic behavior. And in every case where someone was involved in outwardly Islamic behavior, and were then seen as suspicious, were clearly absolved of being potential terrorists, including the 6 imams who won their case in court," said Ahmed Rehab. ALSO LISTEN HERE

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Ahmed Rehab Discusses Racial Profiling on the John Williams Show

"Racial profiling doesn't work," exaplains Ahmed Rehab. "Richard Reid (the 'Shoe Bomber') didn't have a Middle Eastern sounding name. Al-Qaeda is perfectly capable of recruiting individuals that pass through our racial profiling criteria."

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Executive Director Discusses Racial Profiling on Scott Hennen Show

"To me, the lesson learned from the potential Christmas Day bombing is that we missed clear red flags and we can't ignore that and start talking about new measures while the existing measures could have work had we actually implemented them," said Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago.

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Immigration Groups Protest Rep. Kirk’s Bid for Senate Seat

North Shore Congressman Mark Kirk announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Monday, July 20. CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, and CAIR-Chicago interns joined the Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) in a peaceful protest during the press conference held in Kenilworth.

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ABC 7-NEWS: CAIR-Chicago on Muslim Women with Headscarf Barred from Obama Rally (VIDEO)

CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinator Reem Rahman discusses the recent discrimination against Muslims at an Obama Rally in Detroit. Media reports indicate the women were kept from the podium area because campaign volunteers did not want the candidate associated with the Muslim women's head scarves, or hijabs. Campaign officials and Obama later apologized to the women.

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State Journal Register: Islamic Group Finds Town's Emergency Drill Offensive

IRVING — A national Islamic advocacy group says an emergency preparedness drill targeting a simulated mosque in this small community wrongly typecast Islamic houses of worship as security threats. “It really was in poor taste, probably as a result of a lack of cultural prowess on the part of the person who made that choice,” Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Chicago chapter, said Wednesday.

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