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Tag: Religion

Daily Herald: Don't blame religion for terrorism

September 24, 2011
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Terms like “radical Islam” reflect negatively on a peaceful religion. The terrorists who recognize themselves as Muslims are not true followers of the religion as Islam condemns the killing of innocents. Therefore, the term “Islam” should be avoided in the discourse of terrorism and 9/11.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Media Monitor Tagged 9/11, Aabeda Masra, Daily Herald, David L. Beamer, Radical Islam, Religion, terrorism, Tod Beamer

Daily Herald: Don’t blame religion for terrorism

September 24, 2011
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Terms like “radical Islam” reflect negatively on a peaceful religion. The terrorists who recognize themselves as Muslims are not true followers of the religion as Islam condemns the killing of innocents. Therefore, the term “Islam” should be avoided in the discourse of terrorism and 9/11.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Media Monitor Tagged 9/11, Aabeda Masra, Daily Herald, David L. Beamer, Radical Islam, Religion, terrorism, Tod Beamer

Extremism has no religion

July 26, 2011
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Communications Intern Jenn Schanz reflects on the tragedy in Norway and the tendency of terrorists to hide behind religious ideology to further political agendas.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged agenda, Anders Behring Breivik, attacks, ideology, Jenn Schanz, Norway, Politics, Religion, Terror, terror attack, Terrorist

CNN: Tricia Erickson: 'An indoctrinated Mormon should never be elected as President'

July 7, 2011
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“Erickson’s faux patriotism flies in the face of the basic freedoms enshrined in our constitution, threatens our commitment to pluralism, and undermines our culture of meritocracy, by seemingly mistaking the U.S. for a religious state that privileges her chosen faith over those of other Americans,” said Ahmed M. Rehab, Executive Director, CAIR-Chicago.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, CNN, Corey Saylor, Mitt Romney, Mormon, President, Religion, Tricia Erickson

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

ACTION ALERT: Call DuPage County, Support MECCA Mosque

February 2, 2011
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The DuPage County Development Committee (CDC) voted yesterday to recommend granting a permit to the MECCA Mosque, but the issue is not over yet. The County Board will vote on the matter next week. Call the County Board and show your support for MECCA as well as the other mosques seeking permits.

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Posted in Action Alerts, Features Tagged CDC, chicago, County Development Committee, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Masjid, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, Religion, Willowbrook, ZBA, Zoning Board

Chicago Tribune: Religious leaders urge approval of DuPage mosque

January 20, 2011
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“How many mosques constitute an oversaturation in unincorporated DuPage County, according to the Zoning Board of Appeals?” asked Ahmed Rehab, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, at a news conference. “The answer would be one. One would be one too many apparently, and that’s very disconcerting to us.”

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Asra Ali, Catholic, chicago, Chicago Tribune, Christian, CIOGC, discrimination, DuPage County, ICWS, ILC, Interfaith, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Islamic Center of the West Suburbs, Jane Ramsey, Jew, Jewish, Joe Ruzich, Josh Hoyt, Masjid, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, over saturation, oversaturation, Religion, Serena Maria Daniels, West Chicago, Willowbrook, Zoning Board

Medill Reports: Islamic group puts pressure on DuPage to change stand banning mosque

January 19, 2011
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In tough economic times most neighborhoods would welcome development. But in suburban Willowbrook, they’re waving it off for an unusual reason: religious oversaturation.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Asra Ali, Catholic, chicago, Christian, CIOGC, discrimination, DuPage County, ICWS, ILC, Interfaith, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Islamic Center of the West Suburbs, Jane Ramsey, Jew, Jewish, Josh Hoyt, Joyce Shin, Mark Daniels, Masjid, MECCA, Medill News Service, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, over saturation, oversaturation, Presbyterian, Religion, Sridhar Natarajan, West Chicago, Willowbrook, Zoning Board

Press Conference Tomorrow to Support DuPage County Mosques

January 18, 2011
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Christian, Muslim, Jewish and civic leaders affirm religious freedom and call on the DuPage County Development Board to reconsider the Zoning Board’s decision to deny a permit for MECCA, a mosque in Willowbrook.

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Posted in Features, Press Center Tagged chicago, Chicago Tribune, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Joseph Ruzich, Masjid, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, Religion, Willowbrook, Zoning Board

Naperville Sun: County committee lobs mosque back to zoning board

January 18, 2011
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The zoning panel voted 6-1 last month to recommend denial of the conditional use permit needed for a worship center.
All seven members of the ZBA, along with 10 County Board members and former chairman Bob Schillerstrom, are named in a pending federal complaint [made by CAIR-Chicago] alleging they erred a year ago when they turned down an Islamic school and worship center.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged CAIRChicago, civil rights, discrimination, DuPage, ICWS, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center of Western Suburbs, Masjid, MECCA, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, Religion, West Chicago, ZBA, Zoning Board
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