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Tag: Niqab

MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR-Chicago Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Assault on Woman in Dekalb Walmart

November 14, 2017
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Posted in Our News, Press Center Tagged advisory, CAIR, chicago, crime, dekalb, Hate, Media, Niqab, press, release, Walmart

Understanding modesty – a look at Muslim women

April 16, 2012
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While the misperception that hijab is oppressive to Muslim women exists, the true meaning of hijab suggests the opposite. Hijab is widely deemed as liberating to Muslim women – freeing them from the objectification of their bodies.

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Posted in Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Aabeda Masra, abaya, CAIR Chicago, hijab, liberation, Mansour Aljunaydil, muslim woman, Niqab

Myths and Realities about Muslim Women: Part I

February 15, 2012
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While negative stereotypes of Muslim women are perpetuated through the media, it becomes important to challenge them. This article is the first in a two-part series that dispels common myths that skew the public’s perception of Muslim women.

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Posted in Features Tagged Aabeda Masra, CAIR Chicago, equality, hijab, Islam, koran, Mansour Aljunaydil, Media, Muslim Men, muslim women, Myths, Niqab, perception, Quran

Dutch government moves closer to banning the niqab and burqa

January 31, 2012
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In a controversial legal step taken by the Dutch Parliament, the Cabinet has proposed to pass legislation that bans the traditional Muslim garments, the niqab and burqa, by 2013.

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Posted in Features Tagged abaya, Ban, Belgium, Burqa, CAIR Chicago, Congress, democracy, Dutch Government, Europe, France, Islam, Islamophobia, law, Maxime Verhagen, Muslims, Netherlands, Niqab, racism

Charting Islamophobia: Banning the Niqab

July 20, 2011
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Communications Intern Noor Salahuddin discusses whether lawmakers around the world should have the right to decide what kind of religious dress, if any, should be allowed in public places.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Australia, Ban, Belgium, face veil, France, hijab, Islamic dress, Islamophobia, Niqab, Spain, women's rights

France Burqa Ban Misses the Point

April 25, 2011
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“Far from a victory in the fight for women’s rights, France’s ban of the burqa, the head-to-toe covering worn by some Muslim women, is a red herring, a deflection, and a blow for free societies everywhere,” writes Christina Abraham, CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Director.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged Ban, bikini, Burqa, Christina Abraham, civil rights, Civil Rights Director, clothing, enlightenment, equality, face veil, France, French, gender, head scarf, Headscarf, hijab, human rights, Islam, law, liberation, liberty, Muslim, Niqaab, Niqab, Religious, secular, Voltaire, women's rights

NBC 5: Muslim Woman Denied Ride on Greyhound Bus Because of her Clothing

January 4, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago is advocating on behalf of Jacqueline Pasha, a Muslim woman who was not allowed to ride a Greyhound bus because of her face veil, or niqab. CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator discusses the case with NBC’s Natalie Martinez.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged Burka, Bus, CAIR Chicago, chicago, civil rights, discrimination, face veil, Greyhound, hijab, Jacqueline Pasha, Muslim, Natalie Martinez, NBC, Niqaab, Niqab, woman

FOX-News Radio: Rehab – Sarkozy Denies Personal Freedoms by Condemning the Burqa

June 23, 2009
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The John Gibson Show http://www.foxnews.com/radio/johngibsonradio/index.html AUDIO: Rehab – Sarkozy Denies Personal Freedoms by Condemning the Burqa Copyright © 2008, FOX-News Radio

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Posted in Audio Clips, In the Media Tagged Burqa, France, hijab, Niqab, Sarkozy

CAIR-Chicago Resolves Complaint of Discrimination Against a Local University

January 19, 2006
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Maaria Mozaffar, CAIR-Chicago’s Legal Advisor met with several representatives from a local university, including the Head of the Chemistry Department, faculty members of the Department, the Dean of Students and members of the Office of Equity and Access to resolve an issue of discrimination involving a Muslim undergraduate student.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Our News Tagged Niqab, sensitivity training, undergraduate student
 
 
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