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Tag: Naperville Sun

Irshad Learning Center Update: Judge Denies DuPage County’s Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit

March 31, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer this week to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county on behalf of the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged CAIR Chicago, County, County board, DuPage, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Judge Pallmeyer, Kevin Vodak, motion to dismiss, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Rebecca Pallmeyer, Staff Attorney

Irshad Learning Center Update: Judge Denies DuPage County's Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit

March 31, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer this week to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county on behalf of the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged CAIR Chicago, County, County board, DuPage, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Judge Pallmeyer, Kevin Vodak, motion to dismiss, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Rebecca Pallmeyer, Staff Attorney

Naperville Sun: Naperville Islamic center refusal going to court

March 30, 2011
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CAIR, which advocates for religious freedom and civil liberties in the Muslim community, also maintains that Irshad officials tried to pursue remedies for the permit refusal through normal administrative channels before filing the federal suit.

Kevin Vodak, the attorney arguing the case for CAIR and Irshad, was pleased overall with the ruling.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Art Barnum, CAIR Chicago, County, County board, DuPage, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Staff Attorney, Sun-Times

Naperville Sun: Irshad appeal delayed again

November 5, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago’s complaint alleges the Irshad Learning Center’s First and 14th Amendment rights were violated when county officials refused to grant a special use permit to open an Islamic worship site and school.

Kevin Vodak, the attorney representing Irshad through the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the judge hopes to issue her ruling within the next couple of weeks.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged DuPage, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Judge Pallmyer, Kevin Vodak, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Rebecca Pallmyer, Staff Attorney, Susan Carlman, zoning

Naperville Sun: Documents piling up in Irshad case

July 2, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak talks to the Naperville Sun about recent developments in the Irshad Learning Center’s lawsuit against Dupage County.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged 9/11, Amina Sharif, Bob Schillerstrom, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, islamic school, Islamophobia, Joe Birkett, Judge Rebecca Pallmyer, Keeping the faith, Kevin Vodak, Masjid, mosque, Muslim, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Newspaper, Paul Darrah, Pray, Prayer, State's Attorney, Susan Carlman

Naperville Sun: Keeping the faith

June 13, 2010
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The Naperville Sun’s Susan Carlman illustrates a regular day for congregants at the Irshad Learning Center. The ILC recently made headlines when the DuPage County Board rejected their request for a zoning permit to build an Islamic School. CAIR-Chicago is suing DuPage county on the ILC’s behalf.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged 9/11, Amina Sharif, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, islamic school, Islamophobia, Keeping the faith, Kevin Vodak, Muslim, Naperville Sun, Newspaper, Pray, Prayer, Susan Carlman

Naperville Sun: Labels are inflammatory and wrong

April 21, 2010
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In this editorial piece, Christina Abraham, CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Director, discusses the fear-mongering and guilt-by-association tactics used by many Islamophobes to smear Muslim institutions. Abraham also explains the troublesome and meaningless “unindicted co-conspirator” label that is maligning hundreds of Muslim organizations and individuals.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Christina Abraham, DuPage County, Fear Mongering, guilt by association, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamophobe, islamophobic, Muslim, Naperville Sun, smear campaigns, unindicted co-conspirator

Naperville Sun: Rejected Muslim Center Plan Still Alive In Courts

April 20, 2010
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[CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak] said the group followed proper procedures over the 17 months of meetings and hearings that preceded his office being retained.

“Throughout the process, they were attempting to provide (concessions) in the hope of appeasing the neighbors,” Vodak said. “They expended a lot of effort and funds trying to get that done.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR Chicago, discrimination, ILC, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Kevin Vodak, Masjid, mosque, Muslim, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Susan Frick Carlman

Naperville Sun: American-Islamic group sues officials

April 9, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak maintains that Irshad was treated differently than not only other religious institutions, but many secular institutions as well.

“DuPage County needs to be held accountable for this violation of state and federal law,” Vodak said.

Vodak indicated that comments made by ZBA members and protesters at County Board meetings left no doubt in his mind that religious bigotry played a part in denying Irshad the conditional permit it sought.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Naperville, Naperville Sun, Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak, Zoning permit

Naperville Sun: Muslim center planners still pressing ahead

January 15, 2010
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“the fight’s not over, and they will try to appeal the decision,” Amina Sharif, the nonprofit’s communications coordinator, said. “We are concerned that anti-Muslim sentiments expressed during the meeting may have wrongly influenced the decision,” she said. “That is something that concerns us, and that we may challenge.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Amina Sharif, Irshad, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, islamic school, Kevin Vodak, Muslim, Naperville, Naperville Sun
 
 
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