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Reminder: Report Hate & Discrimination

October 15, 2015
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CAIR-Chicago wants to remind constituents that it is vital for victims of hate or discrimination to report any and all incidents

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Posted in Our News Tagged anti-hate, discrimination, Facebook, Hate, help, Islamophobia, Report, Safety, social media, threat, Twitter

Win tickets to CIOGC’s Annual Banquet this Saturday!

October 29, 2013
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CAIR-Chicago is giving away TWO spots as guests of CAIR-Chicago at CIOGC’s Annual Banquet this Saturday! Enter our social media competition to win!

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged annual banquet, CAIR, CAIR Chicago, CIOGC, CIOGC Annual Banquet, competition, Council on American Islamic Relations, Facebook, free tickets, Instagram, social media, tickets

The Cyber War on Islam

March 14, 2012
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| Categories: Anti Hate Center, Features, Opinion Corner

As more and more Americans use the Internet, anti-Muslim sentiment has found a new platform to spread hate and bigotry. As a result, Muslims have taken to the web to combat this prejudice, and present a more fair, accurate and diverse image of Islam.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Arab Spring, CAIR Chicago, David Horowitz, Facebook, Islam, Islamophobia, JIDF, Occupy Wall Street, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Twitter, Wikipedia

Arab News: Muslims must counter bigotry and hatred online

March 8, 2012
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Just returned from an internal OIC workshop held in Brussels to discuss Islamophobia, Ahmed Rehab, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chicago Office, asserted that Muslims must do more to fight this scourge.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, Arab News, Arab Spring, Brussels, cyber bullying, Facebook, Internet, Islam, Islamophobia, Media, Muslim, OIC, radio, science, social media, technology, TV, Twitter, web, xenophobia

New Bills Lead to Online Censorship

January 31, 2012
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On January 18th, the Internet went into widespread protest. Major websites like Google and YouTube urged users to contact their representatives and sign petitions against proposed anti-online piracy legislation. Other sites like Wikipedia and Reddit shut down their sites for the day, and encouraged visitors to use the time they would have spent on the site to fight the bill.

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Posted in Features Tagged Censorship, copyright infringement, Dima Ansari, Facebook, Google, Internet, Megaupload, MPAA, online, online censorship, PIPA, piracy, Protect IP Act, protest, RIAA, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube

WLS Radio 890AM: TSA officer fired over anti-Muslim Facebook posts

November 17, 2011
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Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago executive director commended the TSA for Egan’s firing. “We made it clear that Egan’s discourse was as much an embarrassment to the agency and the values it stands for, as it was an affront against Muslims and other minorities,” Rehab said in a statement.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged agent, Ahmed Rehab, baggage screener, Bigoted, Facebook, Muslims, O'Hare, Press Release, Racist, TSA, WLS Radio. Roy Egan

Huffington Post: Roy Egan, Former O'Hare TSA Agent, Fired Over Repeated Anti-Muslim, Racist Facebook Remarks

November 17, 2011
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Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago executive director commended the TSA for Egan’s firing. “We made it clear that Egan’s discourse was as much an embarrassment to the agency and the values it stands for, as it was an affront against Muslims and other minorities,” Rehab said in a statement.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged ABC, agent, Ahmed Rehab, anti-Muslim, baggage screener, CAIR Chicago, Facebook, Huffington Post, Muslims, O'Hare, official, profile, Racist, Roy Egan, TSA

PRESS RELEASE: CAIR-Chicago applauds TSA’s removal of bigoted employee

November 16, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago commends the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for taking decisive action against an employee who publically spewed racist and bigoted rants against Muslims, African Americans, Latinos, and Homosexuals. Roy Egan had worked at O’Hare airport for nine years where he checked passenger baggage.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Civil Rights Center, Features, Press Center Tagged African Americans, Ahmed Rehab, bigot, Facebook, Homosexuals, Islam, Latinos, Muslim, O'Hare, Press Release, Racist, Roy Egan, Transportation Security Administration, TSA

ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed Rehab Discusses Racist, Anti-Muslim TSA Official

October 12, 2011
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A veteran officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Chicago is being disciplined after posting hundreds of racist and derogatory comments on Facebook. Not only were Officer Roy Egan’s racial and religious rants open for anyone to see, for years he openly identified himself by name on Facebook and listed his employer as U.S. Homeland Security-TSA, the Transportation Security Administration.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged ABC 7, Ahmed Rehab, anti-Muslim, bigot, bigotry, Chuck Goudie, Facebook, I-Team, Investigative Report, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslim, racism, Racist, rant, Roy Egan, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, WLS

ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago’s Ahmed Rehab Discusses Racist, Anti-Muslim TSA Official

October 12, 2011
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A veteran officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Chicago is being disciplined after posting hundreds of racist and derogatory comments on Facebook. Not only were Officer Roy Egan’s racial and religious rants open for anyone to see, for years he openly identified himself by name on Facebook and listed his employer as U.S. Homeland Security-TSA, the Transportation Security Administration.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged ABC 7, Ahmed Rehab, anti-Muslim, bigot, bigotry, Chuck Goudie, Facebook, I-Team, Investigative Report, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslim, racism, Racist, rant, Roy Egan, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, WLS
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