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Chicagoland’s Muslims and Jews Explore “New Roots” at Café Finjan

March 16, 2012
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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.

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Posted in Features Tagged Art, Cafe Finjan, CAMP, chicago, Chicagoland, columbia college, Culture, event, Hamdard Center, Hillel, History, Interfaith, JCUA, Jewish, JMCBI, loyola university, Music, Muslim, performance, visual

Cafe Finjan 2012: New Roots Chicago

March 9, 2012
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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.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged Art, Cafe Finjan, columbia college, Interfaith, Jewish, Music, Muslim, spoken word

Communications Coordinator Amina Sharif Discusses Media Ethics with Journalism Students at Columbia College

July 8, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator, Amina Sharif, along with Communications Extern Aymen Abdel Halim, visited Columbia College on July 6th to speak to Professor Rose Economou’s media ethics class on the importance of unbiased reporting in today’s media.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Amina Sharif, Aymen Abdel Halim, columbia college, Communications Coordinator, Fox News, Jen Schanz, Journalism Students, Media Ethics, Rose Economou

Communications Coordinator Amina Sharif Speaks to International Reporting Class at Columbia College

May 11, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator, Amina Sharif, spoke to a journalism class at Columbia College today about media coverage of Muslims and how to report on culturally sensitive issues.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Amina Sharif, Arab, columbia college, Fox News, Islam, Journalism, Journalist, Muslim, Report, Rose Economou, Students

Sun-Times: Ex-Columbia prof sues over firing

April 19, 2010
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Zafra Lerman said Columbia violated its own policies and her rights as a tenured professor by firing her last year. Her federal suit, filed against four top administrators, said they began a retaliatory campaign against her after she criticized the firing of Suriya Smiley, a professor of Palestinian descent who was accused of making an anti-Semitic remark.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged columbia college, discrimination, Islam, Jew, Jewish, Lawsuit, Muslim, religious discrimination, Suriya Smiley, Zafra Lerman

Communications Coordinator Amina Sharif Speaks to Journalism Classes at Columbia College

December 1, 2009
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“In the past, journalists only studied writing,” Sharif explained. “In this age of globalization, journalists need to know how to research and accurately report on other cultures that they may not be familiar with.”

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Amina Sharif, Arab, columbia college, Fox News, Islam, Journalism, Journalist, Muslim, Report, Rose Economou, Students

WVON: Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham Discusses Columbia College Discrimination Case (LISTEN)

October 10, 2009
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Listen to CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Director, Christina Abraham, on the Matt and Perri Show. Abraham discuss the discrimination complaint filed this week against Columbia College on behalf of a Muslim Instructor who was unjustly fired.

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Posted in Audio Clips, Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged anti-Semitism, antisemitism, Christina Abraham, columbia college, discrimination, Islamophobia, racism, Sue Smiley

Sue Smiley Media Digest: Chicago Media Weigh in on Columbia Discrimination Suit

October 10, 2009
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CAIR-Chicago filed action in federal court this week against Columbia College on behalf of a Palestinian Muslim Instructor, Sue Smiley, who was unfairly fired after a student falsely reported that she made an anti-Semitic comment in class. Read all media coverage of the case here:

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged anti-Semitism, antisemitism, Christina Abraham, columbia college, discrimination, Islamophobia, Kevin Vodak, racism, Sue Smiley

Sun-Times: Suit: Palestinian teacher’s firing over alleged slur unfair

October 6, 2009
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The suit [filed by CAIR-Chicago] alleges Smiley was treated less favorably than similarly situated employees who were not Palestinian or Arab when accused of “false allegations of misconduct.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, In the Media Tagged anti-Semitism, antisemitism, Arab, CAIR Chicago, civil rights, columbia college, Kevin Vodak, Muslim, Palestinian, Sue Smiley, Suriya Smiley

Sun-Times: Suit: Palestinian teacher's firing over alleged slur unfair

October 6, 2009
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The suit [filed by CAIR-Chicago] alleges Smiley was treated less favorably than similarly situated employees who were not Palestinian or Arab when accused of “false allegations of misconduct.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, In the Media Tagged anti-Semitism, antisemitism, Arab, CAIR Chicago, civil rights, columbia college, Kevin Vodak, Muslim, Palestinian, Sue Smiley, Suriya Smiley
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