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Tag: Headscarf

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

Chicago Tribune: Public pool discriminated, agency says

October 15, 2010
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A Muslim family was wrongly denied access to an aquatic center in Lyons last summer when employees told them their clothing violated the facility’s rules, state officials said Friday. “This incident is a blatant example of anti-Muslim discrimination,” Christina Abraham, civil rights director for the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a statement. “Everyone is entitled to the equal enjoyment of public places.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged anti-Muslim, Bias, Cermak Family Aquatic Center, Chicago Tribune, Christina Abraham, Civil Rights Director, Cook County, discrimination, Faten Alaraj, favorable decision, Gerry Smith, Headscarf, IDHR, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Islam, Islamophobia, Lyons, Mahmoud Yaqub, Muslim, Muslim family, water park

Chicago Tribune: Many faces under the hijab

September 8, 2010
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As a Muslim woman who wears a headscarf herself, Syed is particularly concerned with the misconceptions of Muslim women who choose to cover their hair and dress modestly.

“After 9/11, I noticed people were confused, not wanting to learn but just going on what they see in the media,” said Syed, 36. “The impression it leaves is … that Muslim women are being oppressed, suppressed, abused and forced on — everything that Islam does not stand for. Islam respects women.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Amina Sharif, Chicago Tribune, Gallup Poll, head scarf, Headscarf, Heba Abbasi, hijab, iCover, Islam, Muslim, muslim woman, muslim women, Patty Pensa, Sadaf Syed, Sarah Bakhsh

The Jurist, Christina Abraham: Ninth Circuit's Khatib decision undermines free exercise of religion

May 11, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham discusses recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Khatib v. County of Orange. Abraham argues that the court of appeals decision violates free exercise rights.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Christina Abraham, detention, free exercise of religion, Headscarf, hijab, Islam, jail, Khatib, Khatib decision, Muslim, Ninth Circuit, pretrial detention facility, Religion, Souhair Khatib, The Jurist

The Jurist, Christina Abraham: Ninth Circuit’s Khatib decision undermines free exercise of religion

May 11, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham discusses recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Khatib v. County of Orange. Abraham argues that the court of appeals decision violates free exercise rights.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Christina Abraham, detention, free exercise of religion, Headscarf, hijab, Islam, jail, Khatib, Khatib decision, Muslim, Ninth Circuit, pretrial detention facility, Religion, Souhair Khatib, The Jurist

CBS News: Air Security Murky On Issue Of Religious Headware

January 20, 2010
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“In the interest of national security I don’t mind [being searched]. American Muslims are also concerned about remaining safe. But we should not be singled out because of our religious beliefs,” said Amina Sharif, CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, TV Clips Tagged Abdul Farouk Abdul Mutallab, Abdul Mutallab, airport security, Al-Qaeda, Amina Sharif, Arab, CBS, CBS News, Christmas Day Bomber, Communications Coordinator, Headscarf, hijab, Islam, Mike Parker, Muslim, national security, Nigeria, No Fly List, profiling, racial profiling, Radical Islam, Religious, Richard Reid, TV, Underwear Bomber, War on Terror

WGN TV: Suburban woman accused in hate crime reaches plea deal

January 6, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham, who attended the hearing with Amal Abusumayyah, said afterward, “We are hopeful that this sent a message to the public that sort of behavior will not be tolerated by a fair and just society.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media, TV Clips Tagged Amal Abusumayah, Battery, Bridgeview, Christina Abraham, discrimination, Fort Hood, Guilty Plea, hate crime, Headscarf, Jewel, Misdemeanor, Muslim, Tinley Park, TV, Valerie Kenney, WGN

Muslim Woman Vindicated for Hate Crime

January 6, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago announced today that it is pleased with the plea agreement reached yesterday between state prosecutors and Valerie Kenney, a suburban woman who faced hate crime charges after attacking a Muslim woman at a Tinley Park grocery store 2 days after the Fort Hood shooting.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Press Center Tagged Amal Abusumayah, Battery, Bridgeview, Christina Abraham, Fort Hood, Guilty Plea, hate crime, Headscarf, Jewel, Misdemeanor, Muslim, Tinley Park, Valerie Kenney

Guilty Plea Satisfies Suburban Muslim

January 6, 2010
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Amal Abusumayah says Valerie Kenney, 54, complained loudly in a Tinley Park grocery aisle about a November shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. Police say Kenney also pulled on Abusumayah’s headscarf.

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Posted in Action Alerts Tagged Amal Abusumayah, CAIR Chicago, Cook County, Fort Hood, Headscarf, Muslims, Tinley Park, Valerie Kenney

Tinley Woman Pleads Guilty for Hate Crime

January 6, 2010
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A southwest suburban woman who was charged with a hate crime against another woman pled guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to probation and mandatory anger management and diversity understanding classes, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

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Posted in Action Alerts Tagged CAIR Chicago, Cook County Judge David Sterba, hate crime, Headscarf, subburb, Tinley Park, Valerie Kenney, woman
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