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Tag: Iraq

Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP)

July 25, 2014
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On July 23, 2014 Iraqi students visited CAIR-Chicago’s office for a workshop to discuss and share their American experience and their interests in sports and the arts.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, chicago, Iraq, Iraqi Students, Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, IYLEP, workshop

Action Alert: Rally Against Attack on Iraqi Church – MONDAY

November 5, 2010
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Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago said, “We feel sickened by this attack, and will not be silent. Those who perpetrated these cowardly murders cannot purport to call themselves men of God or men of faith.”

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Posted in Action Alerts, Anti Hate Center, Features Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Assyrian, attack, Baghdad, CAIR, Christian, Church, Condemn, Iraq, Iraqi Church, Islam, Muslim, protest, rally, Terror

Medill Reports: Obama’s efforts in Middle East are working, ambassadors say

October 21, 2010
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While Obama’s rhetoric has been encouraging, Muslims want to see more done, Amina Sharif, communications coordinator of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Thursday.

“Words are nice but action would be better,” she said.

There has been too little progress on a resolution between Israel and Palestine and Muslims are concerned about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sharif said.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, Amina Sharif, Cairo, Communications Coordinator, Council on American Islamic Relations, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Kate Shepherd, Medill, Middle East, Muslim, Obama, Palestine

Dysfunction in Middle-East was Transplanted There by the West

September 8, 2009
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Regarding reader Keyvan Rafii’s inflammatory comments about what he called the “violent backwardness” and “dysfunction” of the Middle East, I would like to point out that dysfunction is not native to the Middle East. In many cases, dysfunctional leadership was directly transplanted in the Middle East by the West and continues to be enabled by the United States.

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Posted in Media Monitor Tagged Afghanistan, Daily Herald, extremism, Iran, Iraq, Middle East

War’s Affects on American Families

August 23, 2009
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Thank you for the August 19 article, “Soldier’s death ‘killed all of us.’” The story of the tragic death of Illinois Guardsman Simone Robinson gives readers a more detailed look into how our wars overseas inflict so much pain on not only the people in Iraq and Afghanistan, but right here at home.

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Posted in Media Monitor Tagged Afghanistan, Casualties, Chicago Tribune, Family, Iraq, Simone Robinson, Soldiers, war

Daily Herald: Iraq Death Toll an Important Reminder

June 8, 2009
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Thank you for bringing the catastrophic number of Iraqi casualties to America’s attention.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Casualties, Death Toll, Iraq, Iraq War

Iraq Death Toll an Important Reminder

June 8, 2009
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Thank you for bringing the catastrophic number of Iraqi casualties to America’s attention.Your article, “Secret tally: At least 87,215 Iraqis dead since 2005,” served as a much needed reminder for Americans that U.S. soldiers are not the only ones who are losing their lives in great numbers because of the Iraq War.

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Posted in Media Monitor Tagged Iraq, Iraq War

IPS News: Faith in a Time of War

August 4, 2008
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From Republican contender John McCain’s Jul. 25 meeting with the Dalai Lama in Aspen, Colorado to Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall the same day, the intersection of religion, politics and the “war on terror” has been a recurrent theme in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged activism, Afghanistan, Ahmed Rehab, anti-war, Interfaith, Iraq, Quaker, Sojourners magazine, war

Daily Southtown: Accused Palos Heights man released on $30,000 bail

March 13, 2007
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A Palos Heights man accused of helping illegally funnel money to Iraq during the 12 years between the two U.S. invasions there was released on $30,000 bail Monday.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Abdel Azim el-Siddiq, Iraq, Islamic Charity Case, Palos Heights

Chicago Tribune: U.S. says local man sent cash to Iraq

March 9, 2007
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A Palos Heights man appeared Thursday in federal court in Chicago after he and four other men were indicted on charges of financial crimes involving an Islamic charity they once operated.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Iraq, Islamic Charity Case, Palos Heights
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