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Tag: racism

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

RT America: Greeting Card company converts child toy into 'terrorist' [VIDEO]

May 9, 2013
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RT America interviews CAIR-Chicago’s Ahmed Rehab for his perspective on the greeting card that features a young Muslim doll as a terrorist threat.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, TV Clips Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, greeting card, Islamophobia, Noble Works, racism, RT America

KVOA News: Muslim greeting card- 'Let me blow you up'

May 7, 2013
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It’s the card that has a small area of the blogosphere a twitter, a card that caught the attention of Chicago`s Council on American Islamic relations.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, greeting card, Islamophobia, Noble Works, racism

The Daily Caller: Muslim group urges supporters to call company behind ‘terrorist girl’ greeting card

May 6, 2013
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The civil liberties advocacy organization the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged its supporters to hit the phones to condemn the company behind a provocative greeting card that makes light of radical Islamic terrorism.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, greeting card, Islamophobia, Noble Works, racism, The Daily Caller

Huffington Post: Card Painting Hijab-Wearing Girl As Suicide Bomber Angers Civil Rights Group

May 6, 2013
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A member of a Chicago-area civil rights group made a disturbing discovery when she found a neighborhood card and novelty shop selling a card that depicted a young hijab-wearing Muslim girl — as a terrorist.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, greeting card, Huffington Post, Islamophobia, Noble Works, racism

Gawker: Here Is Your Tasteless Muslim Terror-Bomber Birthday Greeting Card

May 6, 2013
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Gawker reports on the Islamophobic greeting card distributed by Noble Works and being sold at a store in Lakeview, Chicago.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, greeting card, Hate, He Who Eats Mud, Islamophobia, Lakeview, Nobleworks, racism

Exposing David Yerushalmi: Director of the anti-Sharia movement

June 14, 2012
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Who is behind the anti-Sharia movement? David Yerushalmi, the director for the Society of Americans for National Existence, is quietly leading a campaign to demonize Islam and Muslims.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged civil rights, Constitution, David Yerushalmi, Islam, law, legislation, racism, Sharia, Society of Americans for National Existence

New Anti-Trespassing Law Could be Dangerous for Activists

March 14, 2012
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Reflecting on a tumultuous year of Occupy movements and the Arab Spring, the U.S. government has passed not one, but two new anti-protesting laws. With the exclusion of single word – from “willingly and knowingly” to simply “knowingly” – the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act is further restricting Americans first amendment rights.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Activists, anti-trespass law, Arab American, Arab Spring, Barack Obama, Brad Thomson, chicago, Department of Homeland Security, deputy director, DHS, Fear, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, G8, House of Representatives, movement, Muslim American, NATO, Occupy, People's Law Office, President, racism, Secret Service, Senate, Sufyan Sohel

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

ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed Rehab Discusses Racist, Anti-Muslim TSA Official

October 12, 2011
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A veteran officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Chicago is being disciplined after posting hundreds of racist and derogatory comments on Facebook. Not only were Officer Roy Egan’s racial and religious rants open for anyone to see, for years he openly identified himself by name on Facebook and listed his employer as U.S. Homeland Security-TSA, the Transportation Security Administration.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged ABC 7, Ahmed Rehab, anti-Muslim, bigot, bigotry, Chuck Goudie, Facebook, I-Team, Investigative Report, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslim, racism, Racist, rant, Roy Egan, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, WLS
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