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Daily Southtown: Lipinski pays visit to mosque
Bridgeview hosts ask freshman Congressman to be a 'champion of justice' in D.C.
Chicago Journal: A coffee klatsch for the multicultural set Jews, Muslims bond over an open mike at Che Cafe
Open mike sessions at coffee shops don’t usually stop passing pedestrians in their tracks.
Chicago Tribune: Avoiding Extremism
I would like to thank Leonard Pitts for his wonderful handling of comments such as those of Rep. Tom Tancredo that do nothing but incite fear and hate ("Inflammatory remarks feed the enemy," Commentary, Aug. 2).
WBBM Newsradio 780: Cong. Davis Urges Limits, Early Sunset for Patriot Act
CHICAGO -- Congressman Danny Davis has joined Muslims and Jews in urging a halt to erosion of liberty in the name of protecting liberty with the Patriot Act.
Chicago Sun-Times: Muslims here decry religious extremism
In light of bomb attacks in London and Egypt, Muslim interest groups in Chicago on Friday joined Muslims nationwide in publicly decrying acts of violence performed for religion's sake.
Daily Southtown: Chicago-area Muslims Endorse Anti-Terror 'Fatwa'
In light of bomb attacks in London and Egypt, Muslim interest groups in Chicago on Friday joined Muslims nationwide in publicly decrying acts of violence performed for religion's sake.
Suburban Chicago Newspapers: Area Muslim leaders join national Islamic wave against terrorism
Chicago-area Muslims are adding their support to an edict issued Thursday by national Islamic scholars denouncing terrorism.
The Naperville Sun: Muslims back national anti-terrorism stance
Chicago-area Muslims are adding their support to an edict issued Thursday by national Islamic scholars denouncing terrorism.
ABC 7 News: Area mosques support religious fatwa condemning terrorism
Scholars call for Muslims to help authorities Muslims living in the United States are launching a campaign against terrorism.
Inside Medill News: Symposium Speakers Demand Deeper, More Accurate Coverage of Religion in the Press
Religious groups are often misrepresented by the American news media who tend to focus solely on hot-button issues and frequently get the facts wrong, according to the four speakers at a “Religion and the Press” symposium held July 25 at Medill.
Southwest News-Herald: Man Charged in Hate Crime Burbank Man Is Implicated by Fed Agents in Van Bombing
A Burbank resident alleged of a 2003 bombing of an Arab-American family’s van was charged by federal agents July 11 with a hate crime for the same incident.
Medill News Service: Area Jewish and Muslims exchange art and dialogue
When people walk by a coffee shop near a university, they are not usually surprised to see an open mike session.
ABC News: PSA reminds Americans that Muslims condemn terrorism, too
Muslim-Americans are airing a new public service announcement on the heels of the London terrorist attacks.
Chicago Sun-Times: Same hate crime, new U.S. charges against convicted Burbank man
In 2003, Eric Nix was charged with a hate crime after he hurled a fireworks-type mortar into a Muslim family's van in Burbank.
Chicago Tribune: Man faces new charges in 2003 van explosion
A Burbank man was arrested Monday on federal charges he violated the civil rights of a Muslim family when he allegedly tossed a fireworks explosive into their unoccupied van.
Time: The Model School, Islamic Style
As they learn about the American Dream, these kids wonder if it's theirs to pursue. The boys, with some affection, call their school "the box."
Chicago Sun-Times: Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Sends Hate Crimes Up, Group Says
Council cites radio, Internet for increase in discrimination WASHINGTON- Anti-Muslim Internet traffic and radio broadcasts are fueling an atmosphere of hate and contributing to increased discrimination, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday.
Chicago Tribune: Mosques, Islamic Schools Face Hard Road in Suburbs
Muslims move in, but facilities often fought Invitations were delivered to every neighbor along Old Orchard Road in Harvard. But when the day arrived to meet the likely new owners of the brick church at the end of their street, no one showed up.
Pacifica Radio: Flashpoints: Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in Chicago
Ahmed Rehab talks to Flashpoints' Solange Etcheverriez on Pacifica National Radio about anti-Muslim hate crimes in Chicago.
Chicago Tribune: Threatening Calls to Muslim Couple Spark FBI Probe
The FBI is investigating racist and threatening phone calls to a Muslim couple in Chicago Ridge, a national advocacy group official said Friday.

