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Tag: September 11

The impact on American Muslims, 11 years after 9/11

September 13, 2012
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Though eleven years have lapsed since the fall of the Twin Towers, American Muslims still seem to have targets on their backs.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged 9/11, American-Muslim, attacks, bigotry, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, Hate, Islam, September 11, spying

Marking 10 years since Guantanamo’s opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees

January 11, 2012
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Marking ten years since Guantanamo Bay’s opening, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a report called, “Guantanamo by the Numbers”, describing the cost of running the camp and the treatment of detainees.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged 9/11, ACLU, Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, CAIR Chicago, CIA, defense, detainee, FBI, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo by the Numbers, military, Pakistan, prisoner, September 11

Marking 10 years since Guantanamo's opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees

January 11, 2012
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Marking ten years since Guantanamo Bay’s opening, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a report called, “Guantanamo by the Numbers”, describing the cost of running the camp and the treatment of detainees.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged 9/11, ACLU, Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, CAIR Chicago, CIA, defense, detainee, FBI, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo by the Numbers, military, Pakistan, prisoner, September 11

“Fordson” Screening has Reached Full Capacity

October 13, 2011
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The film “follows a predominately Arab-American high school football team from a working-class Detroit suburb as they practice for their big cross-town rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, revealing a community holding onto its Islamic faith while they struggle for acceptance in post 9/11 America.“  Watch a  trailer for the movie here: http://fordsonthemovie.com/trailer.php

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged 9/11, American, Arab, Arab American, award winning, critically acclaimed, Dearborn, Detroit, documentary, fasting, film screening, football, Fordson faith, high school, Islam, Michigan, Muslim, Q&A, Rashid Ghazi, September 11

ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago Shares Hopes for Obama's Speech on Middle East Policy

May 19, 2011
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“I think the President realizes that this is a historic opportunity for us to shift our foreign policy towards the Arab world, towards acknowledging the fact that it is the millions in the street calling for democracy and freedom, that are the real voice of that part of the world – and not the sporadic, peripheral, marginal, militant radical groups,” said Ahmed Rehab.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged 9/11, Ahmed Rehab, Arab, CAIR Chicago, Executive Director, Freedom, Israel, Middle East, Obama, office, Palestine, President, revolution, September 11, shift, staff, WBEZ

FOX Business: Ahmed Rehab on How Bin Laden's Assassination Highlights Flaws in Our 'War on Terror'

May 3, 2011
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“We’ve politicized 9/11, we’ve had costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with surges, military personnel, with trillions of dollars spent. And then at the end of the day it takes what we’ve been saying all along – good, hard intelligence and a committed group of surgical strikes,” says Ahmed Rehab.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged 9/11, Ahmed Rehab, assassination, burial, elimination, Eric Bolling, Follow the Money, Fox Business, intelligence, Islam, Islamic, kill, Muslim, Obama, operation, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, President, September 11, surgical, Terror, terrorism, Terrorist, War on Terror

FOX Chicago News: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Impact of Death of bin Laden

May 3, 2011
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“The American Muslim community was relieved, there’s a sense of vindication. This has been a long time coming,” said Rehab.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged 9/11, Ahmed Rehab, bin Laden, burial, CAIR Chicago, Follow the Money, Fox Chicago, intelligence, Islam, Islamic, Muslim, Obama, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, President, September 11, surgical operation, Terror, terrorism, Terrorist, War on Terror

MEDIA DIGEST: CAIR-Chicago Responds to “Burn A Koran Day” and Islamophobia with Outreach and Education

September 14, 2010
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With Pastor Terry Jones’ “Burn A Koran Day” fiasco and the ongoing Park51 debate taking center stage in the media, CAIR-Chicago is taking action. We are challenging misinformation and anti-Muslim rhetoric through interfaith and outreach efforts to educate the public. You may have also seen us in the news recently, adding balanced and informed perspectives to public discourse.

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WGN TV: Local Groups Battle Anti-Islam Sentiment

September 11, 2010
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“This might be the first time many people get to hear exactly what the Quran says. Hopefully it’ll lead to asking more questions about Islam and reaching out to Muslims in the area,” said CAIR-Chicago Outreach Coordinator, Gerald Hankerson.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged 9-11, 9/11, Ahmed Rehab, ALA. Islam, American Library Association, anti-Muslim, extremists, Gerald Hankerson, Islamophobia, Jesse Jackson, Koran Burning, Muslim, Outreach Coordinator, Pastor, Qu'ran Burning, September 11, Terry Jones, TV, WGN

ABC 7: Chicago area remembers terror attack victims

September 11, 2010
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“The extremists that caused the attacks on 9/11 do not represent the vast majority of Muslims who see Islam as a submission to God,” said Gerald Hankerson of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged 9-11, 9/11, ABC, ABC 7, ALA. Islam, American Library Association, anti-Muslim, Evelyn Holmes, extremists, Gerald Hankerson, Islamophobia, Koran Burning, Muslim, Outreach Coordinator, Pastor, Qu'ran Burning, September 11, Terry Jones, TV
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