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Tag: counterterrorism

Chicago Tribune: Police training called 'anti-Muslim' canceled

August 20, 2013
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Amid protests from a Muslim civil liberties group, local police training officials have called off an anti-terrorism course for officers scheduled for Monday in Lombard that was to have been taught by an instructor the group regards as anti-Muslim.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged anti-Muslim bigot, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Council on American Islamic Relations, counterterrorism, Islamophobia, NEMRT, Phil Brankin, Sam Kharoba

Good News Alert: Illinois Police Departments Cancel Events with Anti-Muslim Trainer

August 16, 2013
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Law enforcement trainings with anti-Muslim bigot Sam Kharoba scheduled for next week in Lombard, Elmhurst and Highland Park have been cancelled, thanks to the efforts of coalition partners, community activists and Village officials.

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Posted in Press Center, Top Story Tagged anti-Muslim bigot, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, counterterrorism, Islamophobia, NEMRT, Phil Brankin, Sam Kharoba

The state of NDAA: Why it still matters, indefinitely

July 10, 2012
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| Categories: Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner

When was the last time you heard about the indefinite detention provision in NDAA 2012? Maybe not for a while, but we’ll tell you why it’s important and how it affects your civil liberties.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged civil liberties, counterterrorism, indefinite detention, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, Obama, War on Terror

ACTION ALERT: Thank IL. Rep. Schakowsky for Challenging Anti-Muslim FBI Training

October 7, 2011
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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky defended the Muslim community yesterday during the questioning of FBI Director Robert Mueller by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In her questioning, Rep. Schakowsky focused on allegations that some FBI agents have been trained to view mainstream American Muslims with suspicion and to view the faith of Islam itself as…

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Posted in Action Alerts, Features Tagged Action Alert, anti-Muslim, Challenging, counterterrorism, extremism, FBI, Illinois, Islam, Muslim, questioning, Robert Mueller, Schakowsky, suspicion, terrorism, Thank, Training

Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: A Tale of Two Terrors: Times Square vs. Jacksonville

May 14, 2010
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| Categories: Anti Hate Center, Features, In the Media

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director discusses our news media’s double standards when it comes to covering different acts of terrorism. Rehab compares the media’s response to the May 10th bombing of a Florida mosque, an act of domestic terrorism, and the attempted bombing in Times Square.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, In the Media Tagged ACT! For America, Ahmed Rehab, Anderson Cooper, Bill Maher, CAIR, counterterrorism, Faisal Shahzad, Florida, Florida Mosque Attack, Huffington Post, Islam, Islamic Center of Northeast Florida, Islamophobia, ISNA, Mas, mosque, Mosque Pipe-Bombing, Mpac, Muslims, Pipe-Bombing, Politics News, Sioa, terrorism, Times Square Bomb

Medill Reports: Chicago Muslims Weigh in on Charity Verdict

October 25, 2007
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Chicago-area Muslim leaders’ reaction was mixed following the federal government’s setback in a Texas court earlier this week in its case against the Holy Land Foundation, once described as a promoter of terrorism “masquerading as a charity.”

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, charity without fear, counterterrorism, Hamas, Hina Shamsi, Holy Land Foundation, Paul O'Neill, pew research, zakat

Press Statement: CAIR Statement on Alleged Airline Terror Plot

August 10, 2006
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today issued the following statement at a news conference in Washington, D.C., in response to the arrests of 21 individuals for allegedly plotting to use liquid explosives on passenger flights traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States. (NOTE: CAIR’s news conference was taped for later broadcast by C-SPAN.)

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Posted in Press Center Tagged counterterrorism
 
 
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