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Tag: terrorists

Letter to the Producer: Demonization is not a game

November 12, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago responds with a letter to the producer of KFKF 94.1 in Kansas City, Missouri about their tasteless game show: “Beat the Terrorist.”

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Posted in Features, Media Monitor Tagged 94.1, anti-Muslim, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, Kansas City, KFK, letter to the producer, Media, Missouri, Stereotypes, terrorists

Chicago Tribune: Critics say 9/11 coloring book crosses the line

August 30, 2011
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Amina Sharif, communications director for the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the book depicts the events of 9/11 and the aftermath in a “slanted” manner, painting Muslims in broad strokes and failing to distinguish extremist radicals from the majority of Muslims.

“It’s hateful, inflammatory and completely inappropriate for children or anyone for that matter,” Sharif said.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged 9/11, Amina Sharif, Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune, Coloring Book, Critics say 9/11 coloring book crosses the line, Graphic Novel, Islam, Muslim, Osama bin Laden, Really Big Coloring Books Inc., terrorists, Wayne Bell

Associated Press: Rep. defends 'savage religion' comment

November 18, 2009
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“It is outrageous and very sad that a representative of the people would partake in an attack against a global faith,” said Ahmed Rehab, a spokesman for the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “He could have said, ‘a savage ideology’ or ‘a savage interpretation’ or any type of nuance that a politician like himself knows how to do.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, AP, Associated Press, Donald Manzullo, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Islam, Muslim, savage religion, terrorists
 
 
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