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Chicago Tribune: DuPage zoning panel opposes plan for mosque near Willowbrook

January 14, 2011
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Amina Sharif, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said she is concerned that officials are trying to limit religious institutions. In April, the group filed a lawsuit against the county alleging discrimination in rejecting a zoning proposal for an Islamic education center and place of worship near Naperville.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Amina Sharif, chicago, Chicago Tribune, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Joseph Ruzich, Kevin Vodak, Masjid, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, Religion, West Chicago, Willowbrook, Zoning Board

ACTION ALERT: Call DuPage County to Support Mosques Seeking Permits

January 14, 2011
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Call the DuPage Country Board and show your support for: the Islamic Center of the Western Suburbs (ICSW), the Muslim Education and Cultural Center of America (MECCA), and the Irshad Learning Center (ILC).

Make your voice heard and make a difference!

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Posted in Action Alerts, Civil Rights Center, Features 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

Press Release: CAIR-Chicago Urges Support for DuPage County Mosques Seeking Permits

January 14, 2011
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“There is a large and growing number of Muslim families who live, work, and pay taxes in DuPage County yet are being denied the same right as their neighbors to establish institutions to accommodate their religious and community needs,” said Ahmed Rehab.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, 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

Chicago Tribune: DuPage zoning board rejects mosque request

January 13, 2011
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The DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-2 to reject the petition by the Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America (MECCA).

Last year, CAIR-Chicago filed a federal lawsuit against the county, alleging discrimination in the rejection of a zoning proposal for an Islamic educational center and place of worship near Naperville.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, In the Media Tagged Amina Sharif, chicago, Chicago Tribune, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Islam, Islamic Center, Joseph Ruzich, Kevin Vodak, Masjid, MECCA, mosque, Muslim, Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America, Naperville, Religion, Willowbrook, Zoning Board

NBC News: Texas Debates "Pro-Islamic" Bias in Textbooks

September 23, 2010
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From Ahmed Rehab’s point of view, however, American culture — including textbooks — routinely vilifies Islam and focuses unduly on the militaristic aspects of the religion.

“Islam has a wealthy history that goes beyond the battles, in the arts and cultures and sciences,“ said Rehab, spokesman for the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR). “There’s this strange attempt to portray anything Islamic as uniquely bad.

“When someone comes along and then speaks the truth, or basically renders an accurate account of reality, then (readers) are shocked and confused because it goes against everything they have heard, therefore it must be a lie. It’s what I call willful ignorance.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Bias, books, Christian, Connecticut, Ignorance, Islam, Muslim, NBC, Religion, Texas, textbook

Chicago Tribune, Ahmed Rehab: Do actions of the 'Jewish state' represent Jewish values?

June 1, 2010
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“Israel is often dubbed “the Jewish State” by its supporters, so it is not out of left field to question whether its actions should be taken as a reflection of Jewish values,” writes Ahmed Rehab.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Chicago Tribune, Flotilla, Gaza, humanitarian, Islam, Israel, Jewish Value, Judaism, massacre, Muslim, Palestine, Religion, The Seeker, violence

The Jurist, Christina Abraham: Ninth Circuit's Khatib decision undermines free exercise of religion

May 11, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham discusses recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Khatib v. County of Orange. Abraham argues that the court of appeals decision violates free exercise rights.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Christina Abraham, detention, free exercise of religion, Headscarf, hijab, Islam, jail, Khatib, Khatib decision, Muslim, Ninth Circuit, pretrial detention facility, Religion, Souhair Khatib, The Jurist

The Jurist, Christina Abraham: Ninth Circuit’s Khatib decision undermines free exercise of religion

May 11, 2010
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CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham discusses recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Khatib v. County of Orange. Abraham argues that the court of appeals decision violates free exercise rights.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Christina Abraham, detention, free exercise of religion, Headscarf, hijab, Islam, jail, Khatib, Khatib decision, Muslim, Ninth Circuit, pretrial detention facility, Religion, Souhair Khatib, The Jurist

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
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