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WBEZ 91.5: Muslim group claims win on DuPage mosque dispute

WBEZ 91.5 FM reports on a Federal judge decision that DuPage County’s zoning denial is ‘arbitrary and capricious.’

CBS Chicago: Lawyer delighted by ruling allowing suburban Islamic center to open

CBS Chicago reports on the ruling by a federal judge that voted in favor of a suburban Islamic religious center and their right to open.

BizPac: CAIR-Florida fights to run ‘#MyJihad’ bus ads

The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has embarked on a campaign to redefine the term “jihad,” applying earlier this year to advertise a “#MyJihad” message on Hillsborough Area Regional Transit buses.

Chicago Tribune: Religious leaders come together in Frankfort

Christianity, Islam and Judaism may seem like totally different religions, but participants at an interfaith forum in Frankfort learned they all share some basic principles.

Radio Free Europe: Campaign aims to reclaim true meaning of ‘jihad’

Radio Free Europe covers the #MyJihad ad campaign launched by CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab.

Campus Progress: What Does The Word Jihad Mean To You?

The Council on American-Islamic Relations sponsored an educational campaign to reframe the way people view the word “jihad.”

OPB: Through ad campaign, Muslim activists want to redefine ‘jihad’

In an effort to “reclaim” the word jihad, Muslim activists launched a new ad campaign in the nation’s capitol this week. Commuters in the Washington, D.C. subway system will start seeing posters stamped with the “#My Jihad” hashtag.

San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Debra Saunders – Sanctimony city

Debra Saunders reviews the recent controversy in San Francisco over Pamela Geller’s #MyJihad counter-campaign.

On Islam: Jihad ad war on American streets

An advertising war is taking place on American streets between Muslims and Islamophobes about the meaning of Jihad.

NPR: In Chicago, dueling ads over the meaning of ‘Jihad’

In Chicago, a group has launched a bus and subway ad campaign meant to reclaim the term jihad from another series of ads that presents jihadists as violent.

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