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Rabya Khan presents Know Your Rights training this Saturday in Bridgview

November 15, 2012
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This Saturday, November 17th, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney, Rabya Khan, will conduct a Know Your Rights training on how to interact with law enforcement, including the local police and the FBI.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged Bridgeview, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, FBI, Know Your Rights, law enforcement, Mosque Foundation, Rabya Khan, Staff Attorney

CAIR-Chicago joins press conference on Egypt

June 25, 2012
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On Monday, June 25th, Communications Coordinator Aymen Abdel Halim participated in a press conference hosted by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) regarding the election results in Egypt.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Our News Tagged ABC 7, activism, American Muslims for Palestine, CIOGC, Communications Coordinator, Coptic Assembly of America, Egypt, Elections, Media, Mosque Foundation, Muslim American Society, muslim community center, Sereen Foundation, WBBM, WBEZ

2012 Banquet Wrap Up – Numbers/Photos

March 8, 2012
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On behalf of our chairman, Dr. Mazen Kudaimi, the board of directors, staff, and volunteers, we wish to thank you for making our 8th Annual Banquet a memorable and enjoyable evening!

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged 2012, ABC, Ahmed Rehab, annual banquet, chicago police department, ChicagoNow, CIOGC, Dr. Mazen Kudaimi, Edina Lekovic, Garry McCarthy, ICIRR, JCUA, John Esposito, Laith Saud, Leena Saleh, Media, Mosque Foundation, niagara foundation, RefugeeOne, Salahuddin Khan, Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, Superintendent, Tahany Yassin, volunteers, WBEZ, Zahawa Saleh, Zubair Ali

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director and Communications Coordinator Speak at Press Conference

May 3, 2011
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At the press conference, the speakers echoed President Obama’s assertion that Osama Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader, and in fact was a mass-murderer of Muslims. CAIR-Chicago’s Communication Coordinator, Amina Sharif, stated “Bin Laden never represented Islam and was never seen as a Muslim leader, but unfortunately many people’s understanding of Islam was distorted by the actions of Bin Laden.”

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Posted in Our News, Uncategorized Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Amina Sharif, Barak Obama, CAIR Chicago, CIOGC, democracy, Freedom, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Mosque Foundation, Osama bin Laden, Press Conference, United African Organization

Sun-Times: Muslim Americans rally to get out vote

October 22, 2010
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“American Muslims are not a threat to this nation,” said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “The threat to this nation is those who would divide us based on race, faith or ethnicity because those are the ones who undermine our values.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Amy Lee, CIOGC, election, Election Day, Executive Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), Islam, Islamophobia, Kiran Ansari, Lawrence Benito, Mosque Foundation, Muslim, Muslim girls, Polls, Sun-Times, Universal School, Vote, Voting

Daily Herald: Banned by Illinois State Police, Muslim cleric melds with FBI

September 6, 2010
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Mustapha is the well-known leader at one of the nation’s most popular mosques and is a national figure in American Islam.

So considering his civic stature, it isn’t surprising Imam Mustapha was invited by FBI officials in Chicago to attend this summer’s Citizens’ Academy with about 25 other local notables.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged ABC, ABC 7, Ahmed Rehan, blog, chaplain, Christina Abraham, Chuck Goudie, Citizens' Academy, Daily Herald, FBI, Illinois State Police, Islam, Islamophobia, ISP, Kevin Vodak, Kifah, Kifah Mustafa, Kifah Mustapha, Mosque Foundation, Muslim, Muslim Chaplain, Mustapha, News, Steven Emerson, TV

Media Digest: CAIR-Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Ill. State Police for Sheikh Kifah Mustapha

September 1, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago filed a discrimination complaint in federal court this week against the Illinois State Police (ISP) on behalf of Kifah Mustapha, a leading Muslim religious leader (Imam) based in Chicago. The ISP revoked his chaplaincy position citing a dubious Internet report attacking him. The report was written by Steven Emerson, an anti-Muslim blogger notorious for fighting against American Muslim civic participation. See media coverage of the lawsuit
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Posted in Civil Rights Center, In the Media, News Digests Tagged ABC, ABC 7, Ahmed Rehan, AP, Associated Press, blog, chaplain, Chicago Public Radio, Chicago Tribune, Christina Abraham, Illinois State Police, Islam, Islamophobia, ISP, Kevin Vodak, Kifah, Kifah Mustafa, Kifah Mustapha, Mosque Foundation, Muslim, Muslim Chaplain, Mustapha, News, Steven Emerson, TV, WLS

ABC7: Christina Abraham Discusses CAIR-Chicago’s Lawsuit Against ISP for Sheikh Kifah

August 30, 2010
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“Constitutionally a person can only be held responsible for their own activities, their own conduct,” said CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham.
“And if Imam Kifah has never committed a crime – then what is he being denied for? That’s an answer we never received from the Illinois State Police.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged ABC, ABC 7, Ahmed Rehan, blog, chaplain, Christina Abraham, Illinois State Police, Islam, Islamophobia, ISP, Kevin Vodak, Kifah, Kifah Mustafa, Kifah Mustapha, Mosque Foundation, Muslim, Muslim Chaplain, Mustapha, News, Steven Emerson, TV

ABC7: Christina Abraham Discusses CAIR-Chicago's Lawsuit Against ISP for Sheikh Kifah

August 30, 2010
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“Constitutionally a person can only be held responsible for their own activities, their own conduct,” said CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham.
“And if Imam Kifah has never committed a crime – then what is he being denied for? That’s an answer we never received from the Illinois State Police.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged ABC, ABC 7, Ahmed Rehan, blog, chaplain, Christina Abraham, Illinois State Police, Islam, Islamophobia, ISP, Kevin Vodak, Kifah, Kifah Mustafa, Kifah Mustapha, Mosque Foundation, Muslim, Muslim Chaplain, Mustapha, News, Steven Emerson, TV

Associated Press: Group sues Ill. police over Muslim chaplain flap

August 30, 2010
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In December, community and religious groups hailed Mustapha’s appointment as a nod to the growing diversity among the agency’s nearly 2,000 officers. Since 2002, Mustapha has been an imam and director at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, one of the Chicago area’s oldest and largest mosques. He also served as a designated chaplain with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, helping to counsel Hurricane Katrina victims.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehan, AP, Associated Press, blog, chaplain, Christina Abraham, Illinois State Police, Investigative Project on Terrorism, Islam, Islamophobia, ISP, Kevin Vodak, Kifah, Kifah Mustafa, Kifah Mustapha, Mosque Foundation, Muslim, Muslim Chaplain, Mustapha, News, Sophia Tareen, Steven Emerson
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