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Tag: Masjid

URGENT- Volunteers Needed

July 9, 2014
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Ramadan outreach to the local mosques the second most important fundraising effort following our annual banquet where volunteers assist in the holy month’s fundraising efforts.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, Masjid, Ramadan, taraweeh, volunteers

Hear Ahmed Rehab tell the story of the #MyJihad campaign January 12th in Orland Park

January 11, 2013
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Come hear the story of the #MyJihad campaign as told by its founder Ahmed Rehab. Learn how a simple idea on Facebook is turning into what some analysts are calling the most important Muslim counter-Islamophobia campaign ever.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged #MyJihad, Ahmed Rehab, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, event, Masjid, Orland Park

Staff Attorney Rabya Khan presents "Know Your Rights" training on June 3rd

May 25, 2012
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On June 3rd, 2012, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Rabya Khan will be presenting a “Know Your Rights” training at the MSI Masjid in Glendale Heights, IL.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged event, FBI, Glendale Heights, Know Your Rights, law enforcement, Masjid, MSI, Police, Rabya Khan, Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney Rabya Khan presents “Know Your Rights” training on June 3rd

May 25, 2012
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On June 3rd, 2012, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Rabya Khan will be presenting a “Know Your Rights” training at the MSI Masjid in Glendale Heights, IL.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged event, FBI, Glendale Heights, Know Your Rights, law enforcement, Masjid, MSI, Police, Rabya Khan, Staff Attorney

Chicago Tribune: Small mosque easily wins approval from DuPage

July 5, 2011
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“It’s basically the ideal zoning application for DuPage County, with absolutely no controversy surrounding it,” said Amina Sharif, communications coordinator with the Chicago Council on American-Islamic Relations. “The area where it’s located is already commercially zoned, next to a synagogue, and there is more than adequate parking there. If the DuPage County Board had rejected this, then we’d have an obvious problem. This is a very easy thing to approve.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Amina Sharif, Board, Bob Goldsborough, chicago, Chicago Tribune, Church, County, DuPage, Islam, Lombard, Masjid, mosque, Muslim, Patrick O'Shea, permit, Prayer, Proclaim Truth Charitable Trust, Sabet Siddiqui, synagogue, unincorporated, Willowbrook, zoning

CAIR-Chicago Reps to Speak at Zoning Conference – April 23, 2011

April 18, 2011
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Join CIOGC, ISPU, Muslim Bar Association and CAIR-Chicago on Saturday, April 23 for the first of its kind — Zoning Summit — to hear from experts who will share with us all in one forum strategies on how to successfully manage opposition to masjid applications

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged Amina Sharif, CIOGC, Communications Coordinator, forum, Islamic Foundation, ISPU, Kevin Vodak, Masjid, mosque, muslim bar association, Not In My Backyard, opposition, Staff Attorney, Summit, zoning

ACTION ALERT: Call DuPage County, Support MECCA Mosque

February 2, 2011
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The DuPage County Development Committee (CDC) voted yesterday to recommend granting a permit to the MECCA Mosque, but the issue is not over yet. The County Board will vote on the matter next week. Call the County Board and show your support for MECCA as well as the other mosques seeking permits.

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Posted in Action Alerts, Features Tagged CDC, chicago, County Development Committee, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Masjid, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, Religion, Willowbrook, ZBA, Zoning Board

Ahmed Rehab Keynotes MEC Event Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

January 24, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab delivered the keynote address at the Muslim Education Center’s (MEC) community dinner on Sunday January 16, 2011, which commemorated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Rehab discussed the civil rights movement and how it has affected the country today, 50 years later.

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Posted in Features Tagged Ahmed Rehab, CAIR Chicago, civil rights, Islam, Martin Luther King, Masjid, MCC, MEC, MLK Jr, muslim community center, Muslim Education Center

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
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