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Naperville Sun: Naperville Islamic center suit continuing

June 10, 2011
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The lawsuit naming DuPage County for its refusal to allow an Islamic prayer center just east of Naperville is moving ahead after attempts to settle the issue apparently fell short.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Amina Sharif, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Lisle, mosque, Naperville, U.S. District Court

CAIR-Chicago Documentary 2011 – Beyond the Comfort Zone

May 27, 2011
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4odbbCGHyI

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Posted in Film Clips, Multimedia Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Amina Sharif, annual, Beyond the comfort zone, Bias, Bill O'Reilly, CAIR, Cassandra Roos, chicago, Christina Abraham, Cook County, David Turvey, discrimination, documentary, DuPage, Erica Gelfand, Family, Gerald Hankerson, hate crime, Hiba Hammadi, ILC, Illinois State Police, Imam, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamophobia, ISP, Kevin Vodak, Kifah Mustapha, Lawsuit, Mahmoud Yaqub, Media, Mohamed Abdelati, mosque, Muslim, Mustafa, Naperville, O'Reilly Factor, public pool, Rebecca Fogel, Sufyan Sohel, Turvey Films, Yaqub

Irshad Learning Center Update: Judge Denies DuPage County's Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit

March 31, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer this week to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county on behalf of the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged CAIR Chicago, County, County board, DuPage, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Judge Pallmeyer, Kevin Vodak, motion to dismiss, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Rebecca Pallmeyer, Staff Attorney

Irshad Learning Center Update: Judge Denies DuPage County’s Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit

March 31, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer this week to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county on behalf of the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged CAIR Chicago, County, County board, DuPage, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Judge Pallmeyer, Kevin Vodak, motion to dismiss, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Rebecca Pallmeyer, Staff Attorney

Naperville Sun: Naperville Islamic center refusal going to court

March 30, 2011
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CAIR, which advocates for religious freedom and civil liberties in the Muslim community, also maintains that Irshad officials tried to pursue remedies for the permit refusal through normal administrative channels before filing the federal suit.

Kevin Vodak, the attorney arguing the case for CAIR and Irshad, was pleased overall with the ruling.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Art Barnum, CAIR Chicago, County, County board, DuPage, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Staff Attorney, Sun-Times

Chicago Tribune: Judge: Suit over proposed mosque will proceed

March 29, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago, which said the center would serve about 30 families, “will continue to pursue the Center’s right to use the facility they own to accommodate the needs of the community,” said Kevin Vodak, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Art Barnum, CAIR Chicago, Chicago Tribune, County, County board, DuPage, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Naperville, Staff Attorney

PRESS RELEASE: Judge Denies DuPage County's Attempt to Dismiss Mosque's Complaint

March 29, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago welcomes today’s decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county by the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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Posted in Features, Press Center Tagged CAIR Chicago, complaint, County, District Court Judge, DuPage, ILC, Iran, Iranian, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, islamic school, Islamophobia, Judge Pallmeyer, Kevin Vodak, Lawsuit, mosque, Muslim, Naperville, permit, Rebecca Pallmeyer, Staff Attorney, zoning

PRESS RELEASE: Judge Denies DuPage County’s Attempt to Dismiss Mosque’s Complaint

March 29, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago welcomes today’s decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county by the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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Posted in Features, Press Center Tagged CAIR Chicago, complaint, County, District Court Judge, DuPage, ILC, Iran, Iranian, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, islamic school, Islamophobia, Judge Pallmeyer, Kevin Vodak, Lawsuit, mosque, Muslim, Naperville, permit, Rebecca Pallmeyer, Staff Attorney, zoning

NY Times: Muslim Cultural Center Appears Near Approval

March 17, 2011
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“We think there is a bias against the Muslim institutions,” said Kevin Vodak, the lawyer for CAIR-Chicago. He noted that the board rejected the Irshad proposal without explanation, which is highly unusual, and that last fall the county took up an amendment to prohibit any new religious institutions in residential areas. “Most of the new proposals are from Muslims,” Mr. Vodak said.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Chairman, chicago, CIOGC, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, David Lepeska, DuPage, DuPage County Board, ICWS, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center of the Western Suburbs, Islamophobia, Kevin Vodak, Mark Daniel, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational and Cultural Center of America, Naperville, New York Times, Willowbrook, Zaher Sahloul

Daily Herald: Mosque requests raising questions in DuPage

February 14, 2011
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For area Muslims, practicing their faith can require traveling to mosques outside their communities or gathering in residential homes to pray. Now after years of fundraising and preparation, several groups want to move ahead with plans for their own places of worship in DuPage County.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Our News Tagged CIOGC, DarusSalam Foundation, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Mark Daniel, MECCA, Muslim Community Association of the Western Suburbs, Muslim Educational and Cultural Center of America, zoning
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