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Tag: Bashar al-Assad

VIDEO: A vigil in dedication to the fallen heroes of Syria

June 22, 2012
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On June 13th, CAIR-Chicago held a candlelight vigil in downtown Chicago to express solidarity and honor all those who have lost their lives or are suffering in Syria.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Film Clips, Our News Tagged activism, Ahmed Rehab, Bashar al-Assad, candlelight, chicago, Damascus, downtown, event, Homs, solidarity, Syria, vigil

Chicago Now: Chicago's Muslim Community Stands with the People of Syria

March 1, 2012
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Reeling from one of the darkest tragedies in human history, an adage emerged after World War II: “Never Again!” And yet, only a few short decades later, and on the same continent that the Nazi Holocaust took place, Europe’s only indigenous Muslim community was subjected to systematic genocide as the world sat by idly and watched.

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Posted in Features Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Bashar al-Assad, Chicago Now, CIOGC, Daraa, Holocaust, Muslim, Syria, Syrian American Council, Syrian American Medical Society, WWII, Yaser Tabbara

Bashar Al-Assad: The Denial of a Dictator

February 15, 2012
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In a December 2011 interview with Barbara Walters, Assad’s calm exterior reflected not his discomfort about the probing questions he was being asked, but that he is a very capable liar—or that he lives in his own fantasy world.

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Posted in Features, Opinion Corner Tagged 5400 killed, Barbara Walters, Bashar al-Assad, CAIR Chicago, Dima Ansari, Human Rights Watch, interview, military, Press Law, SANA, Syria, Syrian president

Christina Abraham meets with South African leaders to urge support for Syria

July 21, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights director, Christina Abraham, traveled to South Africa last week in order to persuade the government to condemn president Bashar al-Assad’s military assault on Syrian anti-government protesters.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Christina Abraham, protesters, South Africa, Syria

Mail & Guardian Online: SA on Syria: Erring on the side of caution?

July 12, 2011
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Christina Abraham, civil rights director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, added that these actions would speed up the process of overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad and would “lessen the human and economic costs of our struggle”.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged activism, Asma al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, chicago, Christina Abraham, diplomatic, Islam, Mail & Guardian Online, Muslim, peaceful protest, Project Mobilize, revolution, Sipho McDermott, Syria

Business Day: SA should condemn Syrian human rights abuse

July 7, 2011
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“Since the beginning of the peaceful demonstrations in Syria on March 15 this year, 1350 civilians have been killed. An estimated 15000 civilians have been detained, tortured or have disappeared and more than 12000 refugees have fled the country,” Christina Abraham, Civil Rights director at CAIR-Chicago, told the media in Johannesburg today.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Arab, Arab Spring, Assad, Bashar al-Assad, Business Day, Christina Abraham, democracy, Egypt, human rights, Human Rights Watch, Johannesburg, Middle East, revolution, Security Council, South Africa, Syria, United Nations, Yassar Tabbara

Chicago Tribune: Chicago protesters rally against Syria's government

July 3, 2011
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“We’re living in a world now where there is no room for totalitarianism, dictatorships and oppression,” said Christina Abraham, civil rights director for the Council of American-Islamic Relations in Chicago. “When we see these movements happening, we need to support them. We don’t give leeway to governments that violate human rights, like the Assad government is doing right now.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Bashar al-Assad, CAIR Chicago, chicago, Christina Abraham, CIOGC, Coalition for Free Syria, democracy, Freedom, ISNA, Largest Rally in Solidarity with the Syrian People, Project Mobilize, rally, revolution, solidarity, Syria, Syria First, Syrian American Council, Syrian American Foundation, Syrian American Society, Syrian Emergency Task Force, Syrian Expatriates Group, Yaser Tabbara

Chicago Tribune: Chicago protesters rally against Syria’s government

July 3, 2011
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“We’re living in a world now where there is no room for totalitarianism, dictatorships and oppression,” said Christina Abraham, civil rights director for the Council of American-Islamic Relations in Chicago. “When we see these movements happening, we need to support them. We don’t give leeway to governments that violate human rights, like the Assad government is doing right now.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Bashar al-Assad, CAIR Chicago, chicago, Christina Abraham, CIOGC, Coalition for Free Syria, democracy, Freedom, ISNA, Largest Rally in Solidarity with the Syrian People, Project Mobilize, rally, revolution, solidarity, Syria, Syria First, Syrian American Council, Syrian American Foundation, Syrian American Society, Syrian Emergency Task Force, Syrian Expatriates Group, Yaser Tabbara

New York Times: Fighting the Syrian Regime From a Chicago Office

July 2, 2011
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Yaser Tabbara may live half a world away from Syria, where he grew up. But as the uprising there continues, the Chicago lawyer has mounted a one-man legal and diplomatic assault against the Syrian regime to highlight the brutality of its response and help depose President Bashar al-Assad.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged activism, Asma al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, chicago, David Lepeska, diplomatic, Islam, Muslim, New York Times, peaceful protest, Project Mobilize, revolution, Syria, Yaser Tabbara

Attend Nation’s Largest Rally in Solidarity with the Syrian People – SUNDAY, JULY 3

June 30, 2011
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This Sunday join thousands in downtown Chicago to rally in support of the Syrian people’s struggle for democracy and freedom.

Since demonstrations in Syria began in March, it is estimated that nearly 1,500 people have been killed, 2,000 wounded, 20,000 imprisoned, and close to 1,000 forced disappearances.

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Posted in Action Alerts, Civil Rights Center, Events/Workshops, Features Tagged AMP, Bashar al-Assad, CAIR Chicago, chicago, Christina Abraham, CIOGC, Coalition for Free Syria, democracy, Freedom, ISNA, Largest Rally in Solidarity with the Syrian People, Project Mobilize, rally, revolution, solidarity, Syria, Syria First, Syrian American Council, Syrian American Foundation, Syrian American Society, Syrian Emergency Task Force, Syrian Expatriates Group, Yaser Tabbara
 
 
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