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Vocalo, CAIR-Chicago Audio-Documentary: The Media and Islamophobia

September 7, 2011
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| Categories: Anti Hate Center, Audio Clips, Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, Our News

CAIR-Chicago intern, Becky Fogel, created this audio documentary for Vocalo and Chicago Public Media on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to share perspectives on the media’s role in harboring Islamophobia. Becky interviewed civil rights activists in the Muslim community and had them share their thoughts on how public perception of Muslims has changed since 9/11.

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Controversy demands discourse, not dismissal: the case with Israel and Palestine

June 23, 2011
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| Categories: Features, Opinion Corner, Our News

Across city campuses, effective discourse has taken place on socially relevant issues, pulling them out of the “taboo drawer” and placing them into the limelight. From gender equality to immigration, today’s student approach has consistently been “let’s talk about it.”

And then there’s Israel and Palestine.

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