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Tag: Keith Ellison

Profiling injustice: The End Racial Profiling Act

April 25, 2012
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| Categories: Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner

Last week, the U.S. Senate hosted a congressional hearing on the End Racial Profiling Act – a bill that would eliminate racial, ethnic and religious profiling by federal, state or local law enforcement officials.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Ben Cardin, CAIR, Dick Durbin, end racial profiling act, Frank Gale, Keith Ellison

OnIslam: Keith Ellison in Cairo to Deliver Messages

October 4, 2011
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Congressman Keith Ellison, accompanied by two American Muslim activists (of Egyptian origin), Ahmed Bedier, the president of United Voices for America, and Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago’s executive director, met on Wednesday, Sept. 29 with a big group of Egyptians, around 70, of all ages and backgrounds, in a location nearby the famous Tahrir Square.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Ahmed Bedier, Ahmed Rehab, Arab Spring, CAIR Chicago, Egypt, Keith Ellison, Muslim delegation, Tahrir Square, United Voices for America

Congressmen Send Letters Of Support For 23 Activists

May 12, 2011
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Illinois Congressmen Luis Gutierrez and other State Congressmen join to send letters questioning the FBI investigation of 23 Midwestern anti-war and international solidarity activists.

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Posted in Features Tagged Activists, Ahmed Rehab, Amina Sharif, anti-war, CAIR Chicago, chicago, Communications Coordinator, FBI, Illinois Congressmen, Keith Ellison, Luis Gutierrez, Midwest

Thank You for a Record-Breaking Banquet! [SEE PHOTOS]

April 14, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago would like to thank its community of supporters for joining us at our 6th Annual Banquet this past weekend. The hugely successful event was a milestone for our organization and the Chicago Muslim community.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged 2010 Banquet, 6th Annual Banquet, annual banquet, annual dinner, Banquet, chicago muslims, Keith Ellison, Louise Cainkar, Muslim, Neil Steinberg, Tariq Ramadan

Daily Herald: Muslim scholar, once banned in U.S., to speak in Oakbrook Terrace

April 8, 2010
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Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss-born professor at Oxford University, is “one of the most important and relevant voices for Western Muslims,” said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago.

Ramadan is the keynote speaker for CAIR-Chicago’s annual banquet. About 1,500 people are expected to attend the event at the Drury Lane Banquet Hall. This year’s theme is “Unapologetic Activism: Our Legacy, Our Promise.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, American Civil Liberties Union, Cooper Union College, Drury Lane, Islam, Keith Ellison, Muslim, Oakbrook Terrace, Oxford, Tariq Ramadan, What I Believe

Media Monitors Network: Kahanist Kaufman Slimes Muslim Kids

September 9, 2008
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Joe Kaufman, the virulent Islamophobe and follower of the late extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, is at it again in his endless crusade to slime CAIR and demonize Muslims. In this most recent episode, the “gumshoe detective” wrote a piece for the universally-rejected Right-wing mouthpiece FrontPageMag absurdly titled “Chicago’s Hamas Youth.”

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, In the Media Tagged Americans Against Hate, CAIR, FrontPageMag, Islamophobia, Joe Kaufman, keffiyeh, Keith Ellison, Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium, MYLS

New Haven Register: Some Muslims fret over Obama distancing himself from them

June 30, 2008
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Barack Obama’s campaign recently launched a new Web site called “Fight the Smears,” dedicated to dispelling damaging and inaccurate rumors about the Democratic presidential candidate.
One so-called “smear:” that he is a Muslim.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Barack Obama, Islamophobia, Keith Ellison, Mongi Dhaouadi

CAIR-Chicago Sponsors Official Launch of Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium

April 8, 2008
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About 100 high school students from across the Chicagoland area attended the first official Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) sponsored by CAIR-Chicago this April 5-6, 2008. During the two-day event, students attended workshops, presentations, and worked together to draft proposals for future projects they hope will bring about positive changes in their communities.

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Posted in Our News Tagged Ahmed Rehab, CAIR Chicago, Gerald Hankerson, Keith Ellison, MYLS Chicago

Press Release: CAIR-Chicago Hosts Successful Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium

April 8, 2008
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The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) is proud to announce the success of its first official Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS), a program designed to inspire Muslim youth to leverage their faith values towards constructive citizenship that benefits community and country.

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Posted in Press Center Tagged Keith Ellison, Leadership, Muslim youth, Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium, MYLS

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director to Speak at CAIR-New Jersey Banquet

March 22, 2008
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Congressman Keith Ellison will be the key note speaker for CAIR-NJ’s 2008 Annual Banquet. Ahmed Rehab, CAIR’s National Strategic Communications Coordinator and CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director will be a guest speaker.

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged annual banquet, Keith Ellison
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