The impact on American Muslims, 11 years after 9/11
Though eleven years have lapsed since the fall of the Twin Towers, American Muslims still seem to have targets on their backs.
Tag: September 11
Marking 10 years since Guantanamo's opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees
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.
Marking 10 years since Guantanamo’s opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees
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.
“Fordson” Screening has Reached Full Capacity
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
ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago Shares Hopes for Obama's Speech on Middle East Policy
“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.
FOX Business: Ahmed Rehab on How Bin Laden's Assassination Highlights Flaws in Our 'War on Terror'
“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.
FOX Chicago News: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Impact of Death of bin Laden
“The American Muslim community was relieved, there’s a sense of vindication. This has been a long time coming,” said Rehab.
MEDIA DIGEST: CAIR-Chicago Responds to “Burn A Koran Day” and Islamophobia with Outreach and Education
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.
WGN TV: Local Groups Battle Anti-Islam Sentiment
September 11, 2010
“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.
ABC 7: Chicago area remembers terror attack victims
“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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