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Tag: identity

Carthage College to visit CAIR-Chicago – January 13, 2012

January 11, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinators Aymen Abdel Halim and Leena Saleh will be giving a joint presentation discussing the role of women in Islam and the effect media has on the perception of Muslims in America. Attending will be students from Carthage College who are studying the role of women in the literature and arts of the contemporary Middle East.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged Aymen Abdel Halim, CAIR Chicago, Carthage College, identity, Islam, Lecture, Leena Saleh, Media, media framing, Middle East, Politics, Women

CAIR-Chicago Hosts another Successful Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) – SEE PHOTOS!

September 27, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago sponsored the eighth session of the Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) this past Saturday, September 24th. Over 50 youth participants attended and listened to presentations by five local Muslim leaders and professionals. The symposium highlighted topics related to self-identity, media effects, activism and leadership.

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Posted in Features, Multimedia, Our News, Photo Album Tagged 2011, 50 participants, activism, civic engagement, Gerald Hankerson, identity, Islam, islamic school, Leadership, Maria Omar, Media, media effects, Mike Swies, Muslim, Muslim youth, Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium, MYLS, Ndidi Okakpu, Omer Mozaffar, Outreach Coordinator, political empowerment, Sadaf Syed

Enter CAIR-Chicago's Photography Contest!

July 8, 2011
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Submit your photos to our photography contest, “Faces: Scenes of Muslim Life.” Submissions should highlight Muslim American identities and illustrate the diversity and uniqueness of America’s Muslim community.

Winning pieces will be enlarged to 30” X 40”, framed, and permanently displayed in the CAIR-Chicago office. Winners will be honored at our Taste of Ramadan reception on August 11th, 2011 where they will sign their works of art.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged America, competition, contest, diversity, faces, identity, Islam, Muslim, Muslim American, photo, photography, pictures, Scenes of Muslim Life

Join CAIR-Chicago at DePaul for a Panel Discussion on Race and Religion in Academia

October 13, 2009
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DePaul’s Center for Interreligious Engagement (CIE) is hosting a panel discussion that will assess how academia shapes discourse on race and religion.

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged academia, academic discourse, Center for Interreligious Engagement, community outreach, DePaul, Gerald Hankerson, identity, Interfaith, interfaith dialogue, interfaith engagement, outreach, public education, race, Religion, religious studies

Communications Coordinator to Present at DePaul University

May 5, 2009
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CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinator, Amina Sharif, will be giving a presentation at a DePaul University class entitled “Multiculturalism and Democracy: Middle East Communities in the United States.” The course focuses on issues of political socialization and identity.

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged Amina Sharif, community outreach, democracy, demographics, DePaul Law School, DePaul University College of Law, forum, identity, multiculturalism, Muslim American community, political socialization, Presentation, public perceptions of Islam

MYLS Presenting Youth Leadership Workshop to Philippine Delegation at NIU

April 14, 2009
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MYLS Coordinator Mokaram Rauf and Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson will present a workshop on Youth Leadership in Civic Engagement and Community Service at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb.

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged activism, civic engagement, community service, delegation, Gerald Hankerson, identity, Interfaith, interfaith engagement, interfaith volunteer, international outreach, International Training Office, manila, Mindanao, Mokaram Rauf, Muslim, Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium, MYLS, NIU, Northern Illinois University, Philippines Youth Leadership Program, PYLP, U.S., U.S. Department of State, U.S. State Dept., volunteerism, youth program

Ahmed Rehab to Deliver Keynote Speech for DIC Fundraiser

November 20, 2005
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TOPIC – Muslim American Identity & The Role of the American Mosque

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged identity, IFS, Islamic Foundation, role of american mosque

Daily Northwestern: Reaction to Attacks Raised Questions of Identity

April 6, 2005
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Following Sept. 11, more than 1,200 Arab and Muslim immigrants were detained and arrested.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged 9/11, identity, misconception, Northwestern University, reaction
 
 
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