Islamophobia Today
l December 13, 2011
“Imagine if a major American advertiser pulled its ads off of 'Jersey Shore' because the show, while portraying a group of Italian-Americans, made the glaring error of excluding Mafiosi," writes Ahmed Rehab.
NBC 5
l December 12, 2011
"We were really disappointed and stunned that Lowe's, a major corporation, would take such a stupid decision to side with bigotry," said Ahmed Rehab. He called the group's action a step in the wrong direction and an insult to the Muslim community.
CAIR-Chicago
l December 8, 2011
"It's something that we must take very seriously," said CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed M. Rehab. "CAIR-Chicago is very disturbed by this news. The Muslim community is disturbed. People of conscience are disturbed. We've called police to investigate it, and to prosecute it as a hate crime, because that's what it is."
CAIR-Chicago
l December 8, 2011
On Dec. 8, civil rights and interfaith leaders held a press conference at the CAIR-Chicago office to condemn controversial provisions of S. 1867, which passed in the Senate last week.
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CAIR-Chicago
l December 2, 2011
The Senate just passed a bill which will allow the indefinite detainment of American citizens without charging them for any crime or giving them a fair trial. Demand the removal of these provisions from the bill.
Worldview, NPR, WBEZ 91.5FM
l November 22, 2011
Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, talks to Worldview's Jerome McDonnell about the protests in Egypt against the country’s military leaders.
CAIR-Chicago
l November 21, 2011
Communications Coordinator Amina Sharif joined a panel discussion on the Constitutionality of legislation, proposed in 25 states, banning Sharia law. The panel included Chicago-Kent Constitutional Law Professors Steven J. Heyman and Mark Rosen.
CAIR-Chicago Press Center
l November 16, 2011
CAIR-Chicago commends the TSA for taking decisive action against an employee who publically spewed racist and bigoted rants against Muslims, African Americans, Latinos, and Homosexuals.
CAIR-Chicago
l November 3, 2011
Join CAIR-Chicago for a community discussion and celebration in honor of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Arab Heritage Month.
CAIR-Chicago
l October 13, 2011
After more than a year of CAIR-Chicago Litigation Director Kevin Vodak raising the issue, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally agreed to recognize “Arab” as a race. Just last week, the EEOC headquarters in Washington, D.C. issued an apology letter to Vodak for the improper classifications.
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