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Tag: equality

NYPD spying ignites discrimination and inequality for Muslims

April 2, 2012
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| Categories: Features, Opinion Corner, Our News

Muslims continue to be the target of hate, fear, and racism causing them to become victims of acts of blatant discrimination and inequality. Muslims have encountered spying, being singled out, and have been deprived their freedom of speech.

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Posted in Features, Opinion Corner, Our News Tagged Associated Press, blanket surveillance, bullying, City College, discrimination, equality, Freedom Of Speech, Jawad Rasul, Mary Catherine Roper, Michael Oren, monitoring, MSA, Muslim, Muslim Student Association, New York, NYPD, Rana Khatib, spying, trust, UC Irvine, UMMA, University Muslim Medical Association

Myths and Realities about Muslim Women: Part I

February 15, 2012
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While negative stereotypes of Muslim women are perpetuated through the media, it becomes important to challenge them. This article is the first in a two-part series that dispels common myths that skew the public’s perception of Muslim women.

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Posted in Features Tagged Aabeda Masra, CAIR Chicago, equality, hijab, Islam, koran, Mansour Aljunaydil, Media, Muslim Men, muslim women, Myths, Niqab, perception, Quran

Media With Conscience News: Modern Barbarism

October 4, 2011
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Michael Quigley, a Democratic Congressman from Chicago, made the New York Times on 24 September 2011. He made it by promoting the virtues of tolerance and diversity and lamenting the suffering that occurs when tolerance fails. Out and about in his Chicago district, he stopped in at a meeting of the American Islamic Conference.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, American Islamic Conference, barbarism, Bill O'Reilly, CAIR Chicago, diversity, equality, Fox News, Islamophobia, Mike Quigley, Republicans

France Burqa Ban Misses the Point

April 25, 2011
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“Far from a victory in the fight for women’s rights, France’s ban of the burqa, the head-to-toe covering worn by some Muslim women, is a red herring, a deflection, and a blow for free societies everywhere,” writes Christina Abraham, CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Director.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged Ban, bikini, Burqa, Christina Abraham, civil rights, Civil Rights Director, clothing, enlightenment, equality, face veil, France, French, gender, head scarf, Headscarf, hijab, human rights, Islam, law, liberation, liberty, Muslim, Niqaab, Niqab, Religious, secular, Voltaire, women's rights

Amina Sharif Speaks At MCC of Greater Rockford

March 8, 2011
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The Muslim Community Center of Greater Rockford had their 6th Annual Women in Islam Event. Many women from various faith communities were in attendance. Amina Sharif was a featured speaker during the program.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Amina Sharif, CAIR Chicago, Communications Coordinator, equality, Interfaith, Islam, MCC, Women
 
 
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