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Calling All Artists for Cafe Finjan 2012

January 5, 2012
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The Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative is looking for artists for the upcoming Cafe Finjan on Thursday, March 15, 2012. This year’s Cafe Finjan will feature art that explores the theme “New Roots Chicago: Digging our past and branching into our future.” Apply Today!

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged Cafe Finjan, Calling Artists, Islam, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative, JMCBI, Judaism, Muslim, New Roots Chicago: Digging our past and branching into our future

Ahmed Rehab Speaks on Interfaith Panel at Orland Park Church

September 28, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director Ahmed Rehab spoke on an interfaith panel at St. Michael Parish church in Orland Park on September 18th. The event, entitled “Extremism and Violence in the Name of Religion,” featured Christian, Muslim, and Jewish speakers.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Christian, Dima Ansari, Interfaith, Islam, Jew, Jewish, Judaism, Khalid, Mozaffar, Muslim, Orland Park, panel, St. Catherine, Swift

Chicago Tribune: Religious leaders urge approval of DuPage mosque

January 20, 2011
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“How many mosques constitute an oversaturation in unincorporated DuPage County, according to the Zoning Board of Appeals?” asked Ahmed Rehab, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, at a news conference. “The answer would be one. One would be one too many apparently, and that’s very disconcerting to us.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Asra Ali, Catholic, chicago, Chicago Tribune, Christian, CIOGC, discrimination, DuPage County, ICWS, ILC, Interfaith, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Islamic Center of the West Suburbs, Jane Ramsey, Jew, Jewish, Joe Ruzich, Josh Hoyt, Masjid, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, over saturation, oversaturation, Religion, Serena Maria Daniels, West Chicago, Willowbrook, Zoning Board

Medill Reports: Islamic group puts pressure on DuPage to change stand banning mosque

January 19, 2011
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In tough economic times most neighborhoods would welcome development. But in suburban Willowbrook, they’re waving it off for an unusual reason: religious oversaturation.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Asra Ali, Catholic, chicago, Christian, CIOGC, discrimination, DuPage County, ICWS, ILC, Interfaith, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Islamic Center of the West Suburbs, Jane Ramsey, Jew, Jewish, Josh Hoyt, Joyce Shin, Mark Daniels, Masjid, MECCA, Medill News Service, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, over saturation, oversaturation, Presbyterian, Religion, Sridhar Natarajan, West Chicago, Willowbrook, Zoning Board

Press Release: Chicago Muslims Condemn Vandalism of Local Synagogue

September 22, 2010
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“The reprehensible attack against this Jewish congregation is an insult to all of us,” said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of CAIR-Chicago. “An attack against one house of worship is an attack against every house of worship.”

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, Press Center Tagged Ahmed Rehab, California Avenue, chicago, Condemn, Executive Director, hate crime, hatemonger, Islam, Jew, Jewish, mosque, Muslim, Rogers Park, synagogue, Temple Menorah, vandalism, worship

Medill: Coffee and conversation finds common ground between Muslims and Jews

May 26, 2010
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“There may be differences in political viewpoint and cultural viewpoint, but there’s often far more similarities,” said Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson. “We really cultivate the idea that we should be proactive based on our faith traditions to make a better society here in Chicago.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Coffee, Criminal Justice, Gerald Hankerson, Imam Al-Deen Islam, JCUA, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative, JMCBI, Medill, Muslim, Outreach Coordinator, Rabbi Larry Edwards

JMCBI: Jewish-Muslim Discussion over Coffee – Criminal Justice

May 10, 2010
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Join us for an exciting and thought-provoking discussion about Criminal Justice!
Speakers will be Imam Al-Deen and Rabbi Larry Edwards.

When: Tuesday, May 11th 2010, 6:00–7:30
Where: Noble Tree Coffee & Tea, 2444 N Clark St, Chicago

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged Criminal Justice, Discussion over Coffee, Imam Al-Deen, Islam, JCUA, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative, JMCBI, Muslim, Rabbi Larry Edwards

Sun-Times: Ex-Columbia prof sues over firing

April 19, 2010
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Zafra Lerman said Columbia violated its own policies and her rights as a tenured professor by firing her last year. Her federal suit, filed against four top administrators, said they began a retaliatory campaign against her after she criticized the firing of Suriya Smiley, a professor of Palestinian descent who was accused of making an anti-Semitic remark.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged columbia college, discrimination, Islam, Jew, Jewish, Lawsuit, Muslim, religious discrimination, Suriya Smiley, Zafra Lerman

Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson Presents to Jewish Youth Group

February 24, 2010
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Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson presented a workshop to a Jewish Youth Group at Beth Emet the Free Synagogue in Evanston. Hankerson provided and introduction to the concepts of Islam and a profile of the Muslim-American community. The workshop served as the kick off to an educational and interfaith program between the synagogue and the Muslim Educational Center (MEC) in Morton Grove.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Aaron Gunning, American-Muslim, Beth Emet, Beth Emet the Free Synagogue, education, Evanston, Gerald Hankerson, Interfaith, Islam, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Youth Group, Judaism, MEC, Morton Grove, mosque, Muslim, Muslim American, Muslim Educational Center, synagogue, youth

Gallup Poll Finds Americans More Prejudiced Against Islam, Muslims than Other Major Faiths

January 22, 2010
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According to Gallup, more than 4 in 10 Americans (43%) admit to feeling at least “a little” prejudice toward Muslims. This is more than twice the number who say the same about Christians (18%), and almost three times more than that of Jews (15%) and Buddhists (14%). The poll questioned Americans about knowledge of Islam, to which 63% of Americans said they have “very little” knowledge or “none at all.”

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, Christian, Christianity, Dalia Mogahed, discrimination, education, Frances Boehnlein, Gallup, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, Islam, Jew, Judaism, Muslim, Pew, Poll, Prejudice, racism
 
 
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