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Tag: Masjid
Hear Ahmed Rehab tell the story of the #MyJihad campaign January 12th in Orland Park
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.
Staff Attorney Rabya Khan presents "Know Your Rights" training on June 3rd
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.
Staff Attorney Rabya Khan presents “Know Your Rights” training on June 3rd
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.
Chicago Tribune: Small mosque easily wins approval from DuPage
“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.”
CAIR-Chicago Reps to Speak at Zoning Conference – April 23, 2011
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
ACTION ALERT: Call DuPage County, Support MECCA Mosque
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.
Ahmed Rehab Keynotes MEC Event Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
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.
Chicago Tribune: Religious leaders urge approval of DuPage mosque
“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.”
Medill Reports: Islamic group puts pressure on DuPage to change stand banning mosque
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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