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Join CAIR-Chicago's "Know Your Rights" Summer Art Contest!
Participate by submitting some of your best artwork today! The winners will be honored at our Annual “Taste of Ramadan” on August 7th, 2012 and have their artwork permanently displayed in our Gallery!
Chicagoland’s Muslims and Jews Explore “New Roots” at Café Finjan
Café Finjan attendees found connections through their historical roots, and shared how their experiences and perspectives can lead to building a better future. CAIR-Chicago, a JMCBI member organization, co-sponsored the event.
Cafe Finjan 2012: New Roots Chicago
Jewish and Muslim artists, musicians and community members will explore the crossroads we face in Chicago’s political scene, as well as the crossroads of ethnicities, cultures and religions that make our city great. They will find connections through historical roots and share how that can lead to building a better future.
Gerald Hankerson to participate in 9/11 Primer – The Epoch of the Peacemakers
Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson will participate in an event that will present speakers, spoken word performers, music and art. The event will weave together the history of peacemakers, incorporate readings of works from Thoreau, Tolstoy, Jane Addams, Gandhi, King, Ikeda, and more.
Muslim and Jewish Artists to Perform, Explore "Crossroads" – TOMORROW
Jewish and Muslim artists, musicians and community members will explore the crossroads we face in Chicago’s political scene, as well as the crossroads of ethnicities, cultures and religions that make our city great at the next “Café Finjan” event.
Muslim and Jewish Artists to Perform, Explore “Crossroads” – TOMORROW
Jewish and Muslim artists, musicians and community members will explore the crossroads we face in Chicago’s political scene, as well as the crossroads of ethnicities, cultures and religions that make our city great at the next “Café Finjan” event.
Calling Muslim & Jewish Artists! Cafe Finjan 2011 Coming Soon
Are you a Muslim or Jewish artist who believes in the transformative power of art? Showcase your talent at Café Finjan 2011! The theme of this year’s Café Finjan is “Chicago Crossroads,” emphasizing the crossroads we face in the city’s political scene, as well as the crossroads of ethnicities, cultures and religions that make our city great.
Outreach Coordinator Meets with Israeli-Palestinian Envoy
On Monday, Oct. 4th, CAIR-Chicago Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson met with an international envoy from Israel and Palestine to share ideas on how to improve Jewish-Muslim relations through art.
MEDIA DIGEST: Muslim Art Exhibit About Hate Crimes, Defaced at the School of the Art Institute
Vandals defaced an exhibit by Muslim graduate student Anida Yoeu Ali at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) on Tuesday. The exhibit, which addressed racial profiling and the rise of violence and hate directed at Muslims in the post-9/11 era, was defaced with large caricatures and a word bubble highlighting the text “Kill all Arabs.”
CAIR-Chicago is advocating on behalf of Ali. Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham accompanied Ali yesterday in a meeting with the deans of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
See media coverage of the incident HERE
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