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CAIR-Chicago Welcomes New Pentagon Policy on Religious Accommodation

January 27, 2014
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The new rules will make it possible for Sikhs and members of other faiths to receive such waivers routinely, when possible. Orthodox Jewish service members will be allowed to wear yarmulkes while in uniform, and Muslim service members could wear beards and carry prayer beads.

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Posted in Features, Top Story Tagged Ahmed Rehab, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, military, Pentagon, religious freedom

WBEZ, Worldview: Ahmed Rehab discusses Morsi's dismissal of military leaders in Egypt

August 13, 2012
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Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago discusses Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s dismissal of several top military generals.

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Posted in Audio Clips, Features, In the Media Tagged 91.5 FM, Ahmed Rehab, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, Egypt, generals, military, Mohamed Morsi, President, revolution, WBEZ

WBEZ, Worldview: Ahmed Rehab discusses Morsi’s dismissal of military leaders in Egypt

August 13, 2012
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Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago discusses Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s dismissal of several top military generals.

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Posted in Audio Clips, Features, In the Media Tagged 91.5 FM, Ahmed Rehab, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, Egypt, generals, military, Mohamed Morsi, President, revolution, WBEZ

Kony 2012: How would the media report on Joseph Kony if he was Muslim?

March 23, 2012
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The way in which KONY 2012 is being reported illustrates a clear bias and double standard in reporting. The crimes that Kony and the LRA have committed are acts of terror and should be labeled as such.

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Posted in Features, Media Monitor, Opinion Corner Tagged Bombing, Christianity, Crash, Invisible Children, Islamophobia, Joseph Kony, KONY 2012, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, military, Oklahoma City, Oslo Norway, plane, race, Religion, Reporting, terrorism, Terry Nichols, Timothy McVeigh

Bashar Al-Assad: The Denial of a Dictator

February 15, 2012
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In a December 2011 interview with Barbara Walters, Assad’s calm exterior reflected not his discomfort about the probing questions he was being asked, but that he is a very capable liar—or that he lives in his own fantasy world.

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Posted in Features, Opinion Corner Tagged 5400 killed, Barbara Walters, Bashar al-Assad, CAIR Chicago, Dima Ansari, Human Rights Watch, interview, military, Press Law, SANA, Syria, Syrian president

Marking 10 years since Guantanamo's opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees

January 11, 2012
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Marking ten years since Guantanamo Bay’s opening, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a report called, “Guantanamo by the Numbers”, describing the cost of running the camp and the treatment of detainees.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged 9/11, ACLU, Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, CAIR Chicago, CIA, defense, detainee, FBI, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo by the Numbers, military, Pakistan, prisoner, September 11

Marking 10 years since Guantanamo’s opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees

January 11, 2012
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Marking ten years since Guantanamo Bay’s opening, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a report called, “Guantanamo by the Numbers”, describing the cost of running the camp and the treatment of detainees.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged 9/11, ACLU, Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, CAIR Chicago, CIA, defense, detainee, FBI, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo by the Numbers, military, Pakistan, prisoner, September 11

Civil Rights, Interfaith Leaders Hold Press Conference to Condemn Controversial Provisions of Senate Bill S. 1867

December 8, 2011
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On Thursday, December 8, civil rights and interfaith leaders held a press conference at the CAIR-Chicago office to condemn the controversial new provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867) which passed in the Senate last week. SEE PHOTOS

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged (S. 1867), Action Alert, American, attorney, CAIR Chicago, CIOGC, citizen, Constitution, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, crime, defense, FBI, imprisonment, indefinite, indefinite detention, JACL, JCUA, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, lawyer, military, National Defense Authorization Act, National Lawyers Guild, NLG, President, Senate, senators, Trial, unconstitutional, veto, White House

PRESS CONFERENCE: Civil Rights, Interfaith Leaders to Condemn Controversial Senate Bill

December 7, 2011
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On Thursday, December 8, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), along with other civil rights and interfaith groups, will hold a press conference calling on Congress and President Obama to reject the U.S. Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867).

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Posted in Press Center Tagged (S. 1867), Action Alert, American, attorney, CAIR Chicago, CIOGC, citizen, Constitution, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, crime, defense, FBI, imprisonment, indefinite, indefinite detention, JACL, Japanese American Citizens League, JCUA, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, lawyer, military, National Defense Authorization Act, National Lawyers Guild, NLG, President, Senate, senators, Trial, unconstitutional, veto, White House

Worldview, NPR: Ahmed Rehab Sets the Record Straight on Egypt Events

November 22, 2011
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Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, talks to Worldview’s Jerome McDonnell about the protests in Egypt against the country’s military leaders.

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Posted in Audio Clips, Features, In the Media, Multimedia Tagged 91.5FM, Ahmed Rehab, Chicago Public Radio, Christians, Coptic, Egypt, Egyptian, election, Islam, Jerome McDonnell, military, Muslim, NPR, Sectarian, violence, WBEZ, Worldview
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