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Tag: Women

Women in hijab: Uncovering discrimination in the workplace

February 27, 2013
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America is supposed to be the land of the free, home of the brave, where dreams come true, and where religion can be practiced openly. If only those words were true. How is it possible to be free and brave when society is too afraid to let you?

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Posted in Features, Opinion Corner Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, discrimination, hijab, Muslim, religious freedom, Women

Rise up to stop violence against women: Support V-Day Rising!

February 14, 2013
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V-Day Rising is a national movement to bring attention to the one in three women and girls that will be raped, beaten or killed in their lifetime, totaling one billion women and girls.

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Posted in Features Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, One Billion Rising, V-Day Rising, violence, Women

Leila Ahmed’s “The Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America”

May 9, 2012
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As part of the Sawyer Seminar Lecture Series at University of Chicago, Dr. Leila Ahmed of the Divinity School at Harvard gave a talk on May 7th, 2012 on her newest book, “A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America.”

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged gender, Islam, ISNA, Leila Ahmed, MSA, University of Chicago, Women

Leila Ahmed's "The Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America"

May 9, 2012
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As part of the Sawyer Seminar Lecture Series at University of Chicago, Dr. Leila Ahmed of the Divinity School at Harvard gave a talk on May 7th, 2012 on her newest book, “A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America.”

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged gender, Islam, ISNA, Leila Ahmed, MSA, University of Chicago, Women

Carthage College to visit CAIR-Chicago – January 13, 2012

January 11, 2012
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CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinators Aymen Abdel Halim and Leena Saleh will be giving a joint presentation discussing the role of women in Islam and the effect media has on the perception of Muslims in America. Attending will be students from Carthage College who are studying the role of women in the literature and arts of the contemporary Middle East.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features Tagged Aymen Abdel Halim, CAIR Chicago, Carthage College, identity, Islam, Lecture, Leena Saleh, Media, media framing, Middle East, Politics, Women

The Sun: Mentone woman says Islam 'has given me a new life'

November 3, 2011
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Gina Cuellar, a 24-year-old psychology student at Cal State San Bernardino is happy that she converted to Islam.
“The qualitative anecdotes are women particularly are converting at a much faster rate, particularly Latinas,” said Ahmed Rehab, media relations director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Cal State Bernardino, convert, Council on American Islamic Relations, Gina Cuellar, Islam, Latinas, Muslim, Muslim-Americans, San Bernardino, The Sun, Women

Staff Attorney Rabya Khan Meets with High School Regarding Anti-Muslim Worksheets

August 16, 2011
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Rabya Khan met with school officials to convey the importance of presenting balanced perspectives and not perpetuating stereotypes. CAIR-Chicago has requested that the school remove the worksheets, and not use them again or any similar worksheets. Rabya also provided a resource list of organizations that can conduct workshops on Islam, including CAIR-Chicago, and is compiling a list of educational resource companies with balanced materials on Islam and Muslims.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged anti-Muslim, Ben Small, Bias, complaint, high school, History, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslim, opression, Rabya Khan, Social Studies, Staff Attorney, Women, Worksheets

Amina Sharif Speaks At MCC of Greater Rockford

March 8, 2011
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The Muslim Community Center of Greater Rockford had their 6th Annual Women in Islam Event. Many women from various faith communities were in attendance. Amina Sharif was a featured speaker during the program.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged Amina Sharif, CAIR Chicago, Communications Coordinator, equality, Interfaith, Islam, MCC, Women

Christina Abraham Meets with AAUW to Discuss Women In Islam

January 18, 2011
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The AAUW put together the conference at DePaul University in order to achieve more knowledge on the role of women in Islam. The presentation, which drew around thirty audience members, allowed Abraham to bring up present day issues and misconceptions regarding Muslim women.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Our News Tagged AAUW, American Association of University Women, Christina Abraham, civil rights, DePaul, Islam, misconceptions, Muslim, University, Women

Join CAIR-Chicago at the Charitable “March for Babies”

April 26, 2009
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CAIR-Chicago has teamed up with the Muslim Womens’ Alliance and the Inner-city Muslim Action Network (IMAN) to participate in the 2009 March for Babies walk.

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged annual walk, CAIR Chicago, charity, chicago muslims, community outreach, families, fundraiser, Gerald Hankerson, Health Awareness, IMAN, infants, Inner-city Muslim Action Network, March for Babies, March for Dimes, mothers, Muslim Womens' Alliance, Muslims Care, volunteerism, wellness, Women
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