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Tag: race

PHOTOS: Religious/Racial Bias in the Law

April 28, 2015
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The Indian American Bar Association and the Muslim Bar Association of Chicago met at CAIR-Chicago with a diverse group of attorneys, community leaders, activists and other professionals for an interactive discussion on civil rights issues the South Asian American community faces today.

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Posted in Our News Tagged Bias, bigotry, race, racism, Religion

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

CAIR-Chicago Efforts lead to EEOC Officially Recognizing “Arab” as Race

October 13, 2011
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After more than a year of CAIR-Chicago raising the issue, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally agreed to recognize “Arab” as a race. Just last week, the EEOC headquarters in Washington, D.C. issued an apology letter to CAIR-Chicago Litigation Director Kevin Vodak for the improper classifications and assured him that steps have been taken to prevent further problems.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged Arab, chicago, Civil Rights Act of 1870, complaint, discrimination, EEOC, employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Kevin Vodak, Lawsuit, Litigation Director, Prejudice, race, racial, recognize, Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji, Supreme Court

Gerald Hankerson and Amina Sharif Present at Northwestern University

April 29, 2011
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Gerald Hankerson, CAIR-Chicago’s Outreach Coordinator, and Amina Sharif, the Communications Coordinator, presented to a religion and culture class at Northwestern University on Thursday, April 21. The two discussed the role race and ethnicity play in the American Muslim experience.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged American Muslim experience, Amina Sharif, Asian religions, Chen, Communications, discrimination, diversity, Ethnicity, Gerald Hankerson, Islam, Muslims, Northwestern, outreach, pluralism, race, Religion, tolerance, University

Fox News: Digging Deeper: Supreme Court Analysis

April 27, 2010
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“The bench should be representative of American society, and if you look at American society there are people of different religions, races, and genders,” says Christina Abraham, CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, TV Clips Tagged Christina Abraham, Fox Chicago, Fox News, gender, Islam, Judge, Justice, Muslim, race, Religion, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice, Supreme Court Nominee, TV, woman

Discrimination suit filed against USF Holland, YRC Worldwide Inc. on behalf of African-American Muslim worker

December 21, 2009
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CAIR-Chicago announced today that it has filed a complaint in federal court against USF Holland and YRC Worldwide Inc. on behalf of an African-American Muslim former employee. The complaint alleges that the man, Reginal Exson, suffered discrimination and severe verbal abuse based on his race, religion and disability.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Press Center Tagged civil rights, Disability, discrimination, Inc., Islam, Kevin Vodak, Muslim, race, Reginal Exson, Religion, USF Holland, YRC Worldwide

Join CAIR-Chicago at DePaul for a Panel Discussion on Race and Religion in Academia

October 13, 2009
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DePaul’s Center for Interreligious Engagement (CIE) is hosting a panel discussion that will assess how academia shapes discourse on race and religion.

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged academia, academic discourse, Center for Interreligious Engagement, community outreach, DePaul, Gerald Hankerson, identity, Interfaith, interfaith dialogue, interfaith engagement, outreach, public education, race, Religion, religious studies

Media Advisory: CAIR-Chicago Wins Bias Suit for Arab-American Officer

July 24, 2009
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The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) announced today a verdict in favor of an Arab-American correctional officer in a discrimination case CAIR-Chicago Staff attorney, Kevin Vodak, litigated against the Cook County Sheriff’s department pro-bono.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Press Center Tagged Abraham Yasin, bias suit, bin Laden, CAIR, discrimination, gender, Kevin Vodak, or creed, race
 
 
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