Gerald Hankerson Sits on Anti-Hate Panel

Last week Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson sat on a discussion panel at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
Last week Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson sat on a discussion panel at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
CAIR-Chicago wants to remind constituents that it is vital for victims of hate or discrimination to report any and all incidents
In the wake of Anti-Muslim protests, CAIR-Chicago extends gratitude to the interfaith supporters that stood with American-Muslims
(CHICAGO, IL, 12/15/12) – The Chicago office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) commends the Illinois House of Representatives for adopting House Resolution 1193 (HR 1193), which addresses violent attacks on Muslim, South Asian, and Sikh Americans, as well as other minorities, and denounces hate crimes and hateful political rhetoric.
CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Rabya Khan will be speaking at the Advancing Justice Conference this Friday, September 28, 2012 in Chicago.
Today, the City Council of Chicago approved a resolution drafted by Alderman Ameya Pawar of the 47th ward that condemns attacks of violence and hate against minority community and helps initiate measures to promote tolerance.
It’s hardly breaking news: the far-right Anti-Muslim website FrontPageMag today did what it was created to do: lie about Muslims. Now they are claiming that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn supposedly appointed the “Muslim Brotherhood” to his newly created Muslim Advisory Council.
“Frontpagemag is a joke,” said Ahmed Rehab. “No one I know takes it seriously. It’s a tool of David Horowitz, the Grand Wizard of Islamophobia, the purveyor of other anti-Muslim platforms as the notorious JihadWatch run by his minion, Robert Spencer.
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