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Litigation Director Kevin Vodak resolves delayed passport case

July 10, 2012
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Litigation Director Kevin Vodak resolved a delayed passport case, allowing an American Muslim to complete a long-awaited pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged CAIR Chicago, Cliff Urban, Delayed passport, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, MECCA, Muslim American

CAIR-Chicago's 8th Annual Banquet: A Future Without Bigotry

March 5, 2012
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Among the over 1200 attendees were Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, MPAC spokeswoman Edina Lekovich, author Salahuddin Khan, Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, and Professor John Esposito.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged 1200 people, 8th Annual Banquet, A Future Without Bigotry, AAAN, Ahmed Rehab, azam nizamuddin, CAIR Chicago, CIOGC, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, Edina Lekovich, Garry McCarthy, ICIRR, Islamic Relief USA, Islamophobia, MECCA, MPAC spokeswoman, Muslim Journal, Pakistan Times, police superintendent, Professor John Esposito, Salahuddin Khan, Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, the law offices of Mazen Asbahi, the Zakat Foundation, Turkish Airlines, Universal School, Zaytuna

CAIR-Chicago’s 8th Annual Banquet: A Future Without Bigotry

March 5, 2012
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Among the over 1200 attendees were Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, MPAC spokeswoman Edina Lekovich, author Salahuddin Khan, Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, and Professor John Esposito.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged 1200 people, 8th Annual Banquet, A Future Without Bigotry, AAAN, Ahmed Rehab, azam nizamuddin, CAIR Chicago, CIOGC, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, Edina Lekovich, Garry McCarthy, ICIRR, Islamic Relief USA, Islamophobia, MECCA, MPAC spokeswoman, Muslim Journal, Pakistan Times, police superintendent, Professor John Esposito, Salahuddin Khan, Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, the law offices of Mazen Asbahi, the Zakat Foundation, Turkish Airlines, Universal School, Zaytuna

Ahmed Rehab Keynotes MECCA Dinner alongside Rep. Keith Ellison

May 11, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab delivered the keynote speech at a fundraising dinner for the Muslim Educational and Cultural Center of America on May 8th.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Ahmed Rehab, civil rights, Egypt, fundraising, Keith Ellision, MECCA, Muslim, Nadia Malik, Syria, Tunisia

Sun-Times: Area Muslims express relief that bin Laden no longer alive

May 5, 2011
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“The relevance of bin Laden should be overshadowed by the wave of pro-democracy movements in the Middle East,” said Yaser Tabbara, a Chicago attorney and member of the board of directors of the Council on American Islamic Relations. “Bin Laden was already marginalized, I’m someone who goes to the Middle East quite a bit and I haven’t heard his name in a very long time.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Elsayed, Al-Azhar Foundation, Al-Qaeda, Arab, Asam Mahmoud, assassination, attorney, Barrington, bin Laden, chicago, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, Dalia Hassaballa, death, democracy, Eman Hassaballa Aly, MECCA, Middle East, Osama, relief, Yaser Tabbara

Thank DuPage County Board Members For Voting in Favor of MECCA

March 28, 2011
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The DuPage County Board voted 13-5 this week to grant a special use permit to the Muslim Education and Cultural Center of America (MECCA).

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Posted in Action Alerts Tagged Chicago Tribune, Dan Cronin, Debra Olson, Dirk Enger, DuPage County Board, Grant Eckhoff, James F. Zay Jr., James Healy, Jeff Redick, John Zediker, JR McBride, MECCA, Patrick J. O'Shea, Paul Fichtner, Rita Gonzalez, Robert L. Larsen, Tony Michelassi, Willowbrook, Willowbrook mosque

The Washington Post: Justice Department sues on behalf of Muslim teacher, triggering debate

March 23, 2011
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Christina Abraham talks to The Washington Post about a local teacher who was denied leave from work to preform the Hajj. The Justice Department is suing on the teacher’s behalf, accusing the district of violating her civil rights by forcing her to choose between her job and her faith.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Berkeley school district, Christina Abraham, Hajj, Justice Department, MacArthur Middle School, MECCA, Pilgrimage, Safoorah Khan, Shaykh Abdool Rahman Khan, The Washington Post

Chicago Tribune: DuPage County approves mosque near Willowbrook

March 23, 2011
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The distinctive minaret and golden dome will be absent, but MECCA — after months of controversy — won approval Tuesday to build a mosque near Willowbrook. After rejecting a call to send the matter back to the county’s Zoning Board of Appeals for further study, the board signed off on the revised plan by approving a conditional-use permit 13-5.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Chicago Tribune, DuPage County Board, MECCA, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Zoning permit

CAIR-CHICAGO CONGRATULATES MECCA ON PERMIT APPROVAL

March 22, 2011
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The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) congratulates MECCA (the Muslm Educational and Cultural Center of America) for receiving approval today from the DuPage County Board for a special use permit to build a a new mosque.

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Posted in Features, Press Center Tagged Abdulghany Hamadeh, Ahmed Rehab, DuPage County Board, Kevin Vodak, MECCA, Muslim Educational and Cultural Center of America, zoning

NY Times: Muslim Cultural Center Appears Near Approval

March 17, 2011
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“We think there is a bias against the Muslim institutions,” said Kevin Vodak, the lawyer for CAIR-Chicago. He noted that the board rejected the Irshad proposal without explanation, which is highly unusual, and that last fall the county took up an amendment to prohibit any new religious institutions in residential areas. “Most of the new proposals are from Muslims,” Mr. Vodak said.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Chairman, chicago, CIOGC, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, David Lepeska, DuPage, DuPage County Board, ICWS, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center of the Western Suburbs, Islamophobia, Kevin Vodak, Mark Daniel, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational and Cultural Center of America, Naperville, New York Times, Willowbrook, Zaher Sahloul
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