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NBC 5: Muslim Woman Denied Ride on Greyhound Bus Because of her Clothing

January 4, 2011
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| Categories: Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips

CAIR-Chicago is advocating on behalf of Jacqueline Pasha, a Muslim woman who was not allowed to ride a Greyhound bus because of her face veil, or niqab. CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator discusses the case with NBC’s Natalie Martinez.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged Burka, Bus, CAIR Chicago, chicago, civil rights, discrimination, face veil, Greyhound, hijab, Jacqueline Pasha, Muslim, Natalie Martinez, NBC, Niqaab, Niqab, woman

UPI: Family: Anti-Muslim bias at public pool

December 30, 2010
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The parents were not planning to swim, only to supervise their children, the lawsuit said. They had previously been admitted when not wearing swimsuits.

“A week later, I sent my sister to go to the water park,” Yaqub told WLS-TV, Chicago. “My sister doesn’t wear the Muslim veil on her head. She went in a running suit, or pajama. She wasn’t wearing swimming trunks. The same lady that denied us entry let my sister in with no problem.”

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Brookfield, Cermak, Cermak Family Aquatic Center, Christina Abraham, Cook County, discrimination, Family: Anti-Muslim bias at public pool, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, IDHR, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Lyons, Mahmoud Yaqub, Muslim, public pool, UPI, woman

Chicago Tribune: Suits – Woman denied swim access due to Muslim dress

December 30, 2010
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A Brookfield man filed two lawsuits against the Forest Preserve District of Cook County alleging that his wife was denied access to the Cermak Family Aquatic Center because she was wearing traditional Muslim dress.

Mahmoud Yaqub went to the aquatic center, which has a wading area, fountains and sprinklers, with his wife and two children.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Brookfield, Cermak, Cermak Family Aquatic Center, Chicago Tribune, Christina Abraham, Cook County, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Lyons, Mahmoud Yaqub, Muslim, Suits: Woman denied swim access due to Muslim dress, woman

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

Jewish-Muslim groups host one-woman theatrical performance “Unveiled” – March 7th

March 3, 2010
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Join Jewish and Muslims groups for the critically acclaimed play “Unveiled” on Sunday, March 7 at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston. This compelling one-woman show about Muslim women in a post-9/11 world beautifully interweaves the topics of racism, hate crimes, love, Islam, tea, culture, language, life, and hope. Facilitated discussions will take place afterward.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged 9/11, CAMP, Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals, Evanston, hate crimes, Islam, JCUA, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Jewish-Muslim Community Building Initiative JMCBI, JRC, JRC Peace Dialogue, Love, Muslim, muslim woman, muslim women, one-woman, racism, Rohina, Rohina Malik, Tea, theatrical performance, Unveiled, woman

Tinley Woman Pleads Guilty for Hate Crime

January 6, 2010
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A southwest suburban woman who was charged with a hate crime against another woman pled guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to probation and mandatory anger management and diversity understanding classes, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

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Posted in Action Alerts Tagged CAIR Chicago, Cook County Judge David Sterba, hate crime, Headscarf, subburb, Tinley Park, Valerie Kenney, woman
 
 
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