
COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS - CHICAGO | DEFENDING CIVIL RIGHTS. FIGHTING BIGOTRY. PROMOTING TOLERANCE
Sharif engaged the class in a discussion on misperceptions of Islam and how extreme images of Muslims in pop culture and mainstream media often feed into ignorance and intolerance.
CAIR-Chicago Sensitivity Training Coordinator, Veronica Zapata will be lecturing on the subject of “Understanding Islam and Muslim Students” as a part of a new course at Loyola University set to begin April 5, 2008. The course aims to increase the understanding of non-Muslim educators and intellectuals throughout the Chicagoland area and nearby suburbs.
What: ‘Injustices across the (Muslim) world’?
This year in observation of Hunger Awareness Week, Loyola University and the Muslim Student Association of Loyola University explore the significance of helping the poor and underprivileged from the Islamic perspective.
Islam Awareness Week: Are the Headlines True?
WHAT – Khutbah (Friday Prayer Sermon)
SPEAKER – Ahmed Rehab, Director of Communications, CAIR-Chicago
A fight among several Loyola students erupted on Oct. 22. At 3 a.m. the fight was reported by several of the students who were involved to the Chicago Police Department.