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Tag: Arab Spring

Actions speak louder than words: The West’s role in international arms trade

December 10, 2012
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In recent memory, the West, led by the U.S., has intervened in several cases to rid a country of an authoritarian government and put in its place a more democratic system. However, there is also a long track record of propping up regimes, for strategic and economic reasons, that embody everything the West claims to stand against.

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Posted in Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Arab Spring, arms trade, democracy, human rights, military aid, oppression, regimes, U.S., war

Ahmed Rehab to discuss Egypt and the Arab Spring at North Park University

November 9, 2012
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Join CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, for an update on the Egyptian revolution and the Arab Spring at North Park University on Thursday November 15, 2012.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged advocacy, Ahmed Rehab, Arab Spring, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, diversity, Egyptian Revolution, event, Executive Director, Justice, North Park University

Ahmed Rehab participates in panel on Arab Spring at DePaul University

November 7, 2012
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On Tuesday, October 30 CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab came to DePaul University to speak on a panel titled, “What is the Next Season After the Arab Spring?”

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Posted in Features, Our News, Photo Album Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Arab Spring, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, DePaul University, Egypt, Executive Director, Laith Saud, Palestine, panel, Scott Hibbard, Syria, Tunisia

Join Ahmed Rehab to discuss what comes after the Arab Spring – Oct. 30

October 29, 2012
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Join CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director this Tuesday at DePaul University to discuss the Arab Spring and its aftermath. It was almost two years ago that the historic uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East changed the face of the region.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged Arab Spring, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Citizen-Bridges International, Council on American Islamic Relations, DePaul University, discussion, event, experts, international affairs. Ahmed Rehab, Politics, uprisings

Event recap: Ahmed Rehab’s lecture on Egypt at AIC

July 16, 2012
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This past Sunday, CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, presented a lecture titled “Egypt at a Crossroads: The Making of the Second Republic” at the American Islamic College in Chicago.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged Ahmed Rehab, AIC, Arab Spring, Beyond Tahrir, Cairo, chicago, documentary, Egypt, Elections, Lecture, Mohammad Morsi, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, revolution

Event recap: Ahmed Rehab's lecture on Egypt at AIC

July 16, 2012
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This past Sunday, CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, presented a lecture titled “Egypt at a Crossroads: The Making of the Second Republic” at the American Islamic College in Chicago.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged Ahmed Rehab, AIC, Arab Spring, Beyond Tahrir, Cairo, chicago, documentary, Egypt, Elections, Lecture, Mohammad Morsi, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, revolution

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab speaks to students at Chicago-Kent College of Law

April 12, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab spoke to students at Chicago-Kent College of Law on Wednesday at the panel “The Arab Spring: Bringing Down Dictators.”

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Arab Spring, CAIR Chicago, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Egypt, Eyad Tabahi, Khalil Marrar, Muslim Law Student Association, Syria, Tunisia

New Anti-Trespassing Law Could be Dangerous for Activists

March 14, 2012
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Reflecting on a tumultuous year of Occupy movements and the Arab Spring, the U.S. government has passed not one, but two new anti-protesting laws. With the exclusion of single word – from “willingly and knowingly” to simply “knowingly” – the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act is further restricting Americans first amendment rights.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Activists, anti-trespass law, Arab American, Arab Spring, Barack Obama, Brad Thomson, chicago, Department of Homeland Security, deputy director, DHS, Fear, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, G8, House of Representatives, movement, Muslim American, NATO, Occupy, People's Law Office, President, racism, Secret Service, Senate, Sufyan Sohel

The Cyber War on Islam

March 14, 2012
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As more and more Americans use the Internet, anti-Muslim sentiment has found a new platform to spread hate and bigotry. As a result, Muslims have taken to the web to combat this prejudice, and present a more fair, accurate and diverse image of Islam.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Arab Spring, CAIR Chicago, David Horowitz, Facebook, Islam, Islamophobia, JIDF, Occupy Wall Street, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Twitter, Wikipedia

Arab News: Muslims must counter bigotry and hatred online

March 8, 2012
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Just returned from an internal OIC workshop held in Brussels to discuss Islamophobia, Ahmed Rehab, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chicago Office, asserted that Muslims must do more to fight this scourge.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Arab News, Arab Spring, Brussels, cyber bullying, Facebook, Internet, Islam, Islamophobia, Media, Muslim, OIC, radio, science, social media, technology, TV, Twitter, web, xenophobia
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