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Tag: democracy

Chicago Day of Remembrance this Sunday

February 13, 2014
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Join CAIR-Chicago as Keith Uchima produces and directs a staged reading of excerpts from their historic trial of Japanese Americans vs. The United States.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Top Story Tagged CAIR Chicago, Chicago Day of Remembrance, Council on American Islamic Relations, democracy, japenese, racial profiling

CAIR-Chicago honors legacy of Helen Thomas

July 22, 2013
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As a proponent of the American democratic system, CAIR-Chicago is grateful to Helen Thomas for her 70 years of service to the American public.

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Posted in Top Story Tagged activist, advocate, civil rights, Constitution, democracy, Helen Thomas, Journalism, legacy, media advocacy, White House correspondent

Selective fairness: Fox News on Egypt

December 11, 2012
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There is actually some truth to the claim that Fox News is “Fair and Balanced.” The catch though, is that such treatment only is given to those who subscribe to the network’s right-wing ideology. Anyone else is going to find themselves out of luck.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Opinion Corner Tagged Ahmed Rehab, balance, broadcast, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, Debate, democracy, Egypt, Fox News, Hosni Mubarak, Middle East, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Sean Hannity

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

Democracy under siege: Michigan’s manifestations of suppression

July 3, 2012
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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently passed laws to restrict the voter process and to dissolve elected government; essentially holding democracy under siege.

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Posted in Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Conservatives, democracy, Governor Rick Snyder, Michigan, Voter ID law

Dutch government moves closer to banning the niqab and burqa

January 31, 2012
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In a controversial legal step taken by the Dutch Parliament, the Cabinet has proposed to pass legislation that bans the traditional Muslim garments, the niqab and burqa, by 2013.

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Posted in Features Tagged abaya, Ban, Belgium, Burqa, CAIR Chicago, Congress, democracy, Dutch Government, Europe, France, Islam, Islamophobia, law, Maxime Verhagen, Muslims, Netherlands, Niqab, racism

Ahmed Rehab Speaks at Independent Sector Convention

November 2, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, was one of the key speakers at this year’s prestigious Independent Sector Annual Conference held at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago from October 30th to November 1st.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Arab Spring, CAIR Chicago, democracy, Independent Sector Annual Convention, Middle East, panel, R-Evolutionary Times, speaker

ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed Rehab Welcomes End of Libyan Dictatorship

October 20, 2011
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“We’re relieved at the end of an era. Muslims don’t rejoice at the death of an individual. However, we are rejoicing at the death of dictatorship and tyranny, and the murderous period that Gadhafi was going after his own people,” said CAIR’s Ahmed Rehab. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago says, now that the war against Gadhafi’s regime is over, Libya will face a new challenge.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged ABC, ABC 7, Aduib, Ahmed Rehab, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, death, defeat, democracy, dictatorship, Kadaffi, Libya, Libyan, Moammar Gadhafi, Qadaffi

ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago’s Ahmed Rehab Welcomes End of Libyan Dictatorship

October 20, 2011
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“We’re relieved at the end of an era. Muslims don’t rejoice at the death of an individual. However, we are rejoicing at the death of dictatorship and tyranny, and the murderous period that Gadhafi was going after his own people,” said CAIR’s Ahmed Rehab. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago says, now that the war against Gadhafi’s regime is over, Libya will face a new challenge.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged ABC, ABC 7, Aduib, Ahmed Rehab, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, death, defeat, democracy, dictatorship, Kadaffi, Libya, Libyan, Moammar Gadhafi, Qadaffi

Huffington Post: Courage: Cairo, Egypt

October 4, 2011
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Joshua Hoyt from the Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), discusses the organization of the Egyptian Spring. According to Hoyt, physical courage in the face of police brutality is what led to the overthrow of the dictator, Hosni Mubarak.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Cairo, courage, democracy, dictator, Egypt, Egyptian Spring, Facebook, Hosni Mubarak, ICIRR, Joshua Hoyt, Khalid Said, Muslim, police brutality, Tahrir Square, Twitter
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