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Leila Ahmed's "The Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America"

May 9, 2012
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As part of the Sawyer Seminar Lecture Series at University of Chicago, Dr. Leila Ahmed of the Divinity School at Harvard gave a talk on May 7th, 2012 on her newest book, “A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America.”

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged gender, Islam, ISNA, Leila Ahmed, MSA, University of Chicago, Women

Leila Ahmed’s “The Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America”

May 9, 2012
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As part of the Sawyer Seminar Lecture Series at University of Chicago, Dr. Leila Ahmed of the Divinity School at Harvard gave a talk on May 7th, 2012 on her newest book, “A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America.”

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged gender, Islam, ISNA, Leila Ahmed, MSA, University of Chicago, Women

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

Fox News: Digging Deeper: Supreme Court Analysis

April 27, 2010
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“The bench should be representative of American society, and if you look at American society there are people of different religions, races, and genders,” says Christina Abraham, CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, TV Clips Tagged Christina Abraham, Fox Chicago, Fox News, gender, Islam, Judge, Justice, Muslim, race, Religion, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice, Supreme Court Nominee, TV, woman

Media Advisory: CAIR-Chicago Wins Bias Suit for Arab-American Officer

July 24, 2009
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The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) announced today a verdict in favor of an Arab-American correctional officer in a discrimination case CAIR-Chicago Staff attorney, Kevin Vodak, litigated against the Cook County Sheriff’s department pro-bono.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Press Center Tagged Abraham Yasin, bias suit, bin Laden, CAIR, discrimination, gender, Kevin Vodak, or creed, race

Islam Online: US Muslim Women Attorneys

August 1, 2008
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CAIRO — Coming from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, a group of American Muslim women are forming the country’s first only-women law firm to dispel stereotypes about Muslim women.

“They are defeating stereotypes on multiple levels,” Ahmed Rehab, executive director of theChicago office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), told the Chicago Tribune on Friday, August 1.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Amal Law Group, American Muslims, gender, Janaan Hashim, Rima Kapitan, Stereotypes

Chicago Tribune: Muslim Women's Law Firm Breaks Down Stereotypes

August 1, 2008
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In what may be the nation’s only law firm composed solely of Muslim women, the attorneys represent the ethnic and religious diversity within the Islamic faith: Some cover their hair, some don’t. Some are Sunni; others are Shiite, and at least one is happy to be secular.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, American Muslims, discrimination, gender, Palos Heights, Rima Kapitan, Stereotypes, women's rights

Chicago Tribune: Muslims sue for citizenship, allege gender, religious bias

May 5, 2006
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Ten Muslim men allege that they have been denied U.S. citizenship for up to two years, in violation of their civil rights, despite passing every test and interview, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged citizenship, gender, Religion
 
 
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