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Tag: New York Times

New York Times: Fighting the Syrian Regime From a Chicago Office

July 2, 2011
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| Categories: Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media

Yaser Tabbara may live half a world away from Syria, where he grew up. But as the uprising there continues, the Chicago lawyer has mounted a one-man legal and diplomatic assault against the Syrian regime to highlight the brutality of its response and help depose President Bashar al-Assad.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged activism, Asma al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, chicago, David Lepeska, diplomatic, Islam, Muslim, New York Times, peaceful protest, Project Mobilize, revolution, Syria, Yaser Tabbara

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

Luttwak Does Not Speak for a Billion Muslims

May 20, 2008
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Dalia Mogahed and John Esposito recently asked one of the most pertinent questions of our time: Who speaks for a billion Muslims?

I won’t tell you the answer because I recommend that you read their book. But I will give this away: the answer is not Edward Luttwak.

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Posted in Media Monitor Tagged Edward Luttwak, misinformation, New York Times, Obama
 
 
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