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		<title>Communications Coordinators present on media and Islam at DePaul University</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aymen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, February 6th, Communications Coordinators Aymen Abdel Halim and Amina Sharif presented a lecture on Islam and the media for a class at DePaul University in Lincoln Park.]]></description>
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		<title>An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us: ICIRR&#8217;S &#8220;One Nation, One Dream&#8221; Immigration Integration Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/02/07/an-attack-on-one-of-us-is-an-attack-on-all-of-us-icirrs-one-nation-one-dream-immigration-integration-summit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnieszka</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agnieszka Karoluk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of  CAIR-Chicago and ICIRR board member,  spoke on a panel at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrants and Refugee Rights titled, “Framing the debate: Preaching beyond the choir.”]]></description>
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		<title>Buy Tickets for our 8th Annual Banquet &#8211; Speakers to be announced soon!</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/02/02/buy-tickets-for-our-8th-annual-banquet-speakers-to-be-announced-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our 8th Annual Banquet is set to take place on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Please mark your calendars and show your support by attending.]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmed Rehab to speak at ICIRR Immigrant Integration Summit &#8211; February 4, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/02/01/ahmed-rehab-to-speak-at-immigrant-integration-summit-february-4-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/02/01/ahmed-rehab-to-speak-at-immigrant-integration-summit-february-4-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ahmed Rehab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Acevedo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director Ahmed Rehab will be speaking at the ICIRR "One Nation, One Dream" Immigrant Integration Summit at Malcolm X College this Saturday. The 2nd annual summit will feature 18 different workshops ranging from issues such as health care and deportations to politics and citizenship.]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmed Rehab to speak at Islamic Center of Naperville &#8211; January 27, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/18/ahmed-rehab-to-speak-at-islamic-center-of-naperville-january-27-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/18/ahmed-rehab-to-speak-at-islamic-center-of-naperville-january-27-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executive Director Ahmed Rehab will be speaking at the Islamic Center of Naperville at Ogden on Friday, January 27. He will be discussing Islamophobia, focusing on origins and practical solutions for tackling Islamophobes and anti-Muslim ideologies.]]></description>
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		<title>Become a sponsor of CAIR-Chicago&#8217;s 8th Annual Banquet!</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/18/become-a-sponsor-for-cair-chicagos-8th-annual-banquet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/18/become-a-sponsor-for-cair-chicagos-8th-annual-banquet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aymen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sponsorship packages include ads in our Program Booklet, tickets to our event, and a vendor display table for your business or organization. To become a sponsor or for more information, email Sufyan Sohel, Deputy Director of CAIR-Chicago, at <a href="mailto:ssohel@cairchicago.org">ssohel@cairchicago.org</a> or call 312-212-1520.]]></description>
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		<title>Amina Sharif Speaks at Lowe’s Townhall Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/18/amina-sharif-speaks-at-lowe%e2%80%99s-townhall-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/18/amina-sharif-speaks-at-lowe%e2%80%99s-townhall-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dima</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[All-American Muslim controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amina Sharif]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anya Cordell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dima Ansari]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jan Shaulis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amina Sharif, CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator, spoke at an Orland Park townhall meeting on Jan. 15. She presented on a panel with three other leaders from different faith organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>Carthage College students learn about Muslim representations</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/17/carthage-college-students-learn-about-muslim-representations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/17/carthage-college-students-learn-about-muslim-representations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leena</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aymen Abdel Halim]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 12, students from Carthage College in Wisconsin paid a visit to CAIR-Chicago. Communications coordinators Aymen Abdel Halim and Leena Saleh featured presentations on historical contexts of Muslim representation, Muslim women in the media, and portrayals of Muslim women in popular culture.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI Counterterrorism Training Curriculum Proves Islamophobic</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/17/fbi-counterterrorism-training-curriculum-proves-islamophobic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/17/fbi-counterterrorism-training-curriculum-proves-islamophobic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communications Intern, Dima Ansari, discusses Islamophobic FBI Training Materials]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Our New Staff Members</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/05/meet-our-new-staff-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/05/meet-our-new-staff-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago proudly welcomes two new communications coordinators to our team.  Read about Aymen Abdel Halim and Leena Saleh <a href="http://www.cairchicago.org/2012/01/05/meet-our-new-staff-members/">HERE</a>. We also give a heartfelt thanks to Lyndsey Stemm for her dynamic service at CAIR-Chicago.
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