Opinion Corner Archives

Open Letter: Dear Mayor Emanuel, Chicagoans Are Trapped In Yemen

April 15, 2015

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Being the executive of a global city comes with global responsibilities. Chicagoans are trapped in Yemen. Demand action.

The influence of Islamophobia in congressional politics

March 19, 2013

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Communications Intern Titilayo Rasaki explores the network of misinformation experts and political figures that have created a national rhetoric of Islamophobia and hate.

Participate in AAAN’s survey of racial profiling within the Chicago Muslim community

March 18, 2013

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The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) has designed a survey, with the help of their partner organization, in order to gather information about Muslims’ experiences with racial profiling.

Participate in AAAN's survey of racial profiling within the Chicago Muslim community

March 18, 2013

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The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) has designed a survey, with the help of their partner organization, in order to gather information about Muslims’ experiences with racial profiling.

Women in hijab: Uncovering discrimination in the workplace

February 27, 2013

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America is supposed to be the land of the free, home of the brave, where dreams come true, and where religion can be practiced openly. If only those words were true. How is it possible to be free and brave when society is too afraid to let you?

AAAN: A survey of racial profiling within the Chicago Muslim community

January 29, 2013

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The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) has designed a survey, with the help of their partner organization, in order to gather information about Muslims’ experiences with racial profiling.

Liberty and justice for all: a legacy to remember

January 24, 2013

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Dr. King transcended decades of struggle, and through his life and in the aftermath of his death embodied the ideal of American and international civil and human rights through a very simple philosophy: freedom, justice, and equality for all.

Pamela Geller’s self-defeating quest to “defeat” jihad

January 14, 2013

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Matthew Barry, contributor for the Chicago Monitor, responds to Pamela Geller’s recent attack on his piece in the Monitor about the #MyJihad campaign.