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CBS 2: Local Muslims Outraged By Card Depicting Muslim Girl Doll Terrorist
A Muslim doll as a terrorist. That’s what’s on a birthday card that has upset the head of a local chapter of a civil rights group, reports WBBM’s Nancy Harty.
CBS 2: Advertisement controversy, the 'My Jihad' ad campaign
Two groups promoting different definitions of the Islamic word 'jihad' are using CTA buses as their forum for debate. The Tribune reports Council on American Islamic Relations launched a national ad campaign called "MyJihad." It features testimonies from Muslims about what jihad, a pillar of Islam, means to them.
CBS 2: Advertisement controversy, the 'My Jihad' ad campaign
Two groups promoting different definitions of the Islamic word 'jihad' are using CTA buses as their forum for debate. The Tribune reports Council on American Islamic Relations launched a national ad campaign called "MyJihad." It features testimonies from Muslims about what jihad, a pillar of Islam, means to them.
MEDIA DIGEST: CAIR-Chicago responds to vandalism of Muslim grave
CAIR-Chicago held a protest downtown condemning hate and Islamophobia and it's media department gave numerous interviews addressing the recent desecration of a Muslim man's grave in Evergreen Park, IL.
CBS 2: Muslim Headstones Desecrated At Evergreen Park Cemetery
Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and Communications Coordinator Aymen Abdel Halim respond to hateful graffiti on a Muslim man's grave in Evergreen Park, Ill.
MEDIA DIGEST: CAIR-Chicago's reaction to anti-Muslim attacks in Ill., Governor Pat Quinn Speaks Out
CAIR-Chicago gave numerous interviews on different media venues addressing the recent anti-Muslim attacks in Morton Grove and Lombard, Ill., while also receiving a statement from governor Pat Quinn, condemning the attacks.
MEDIA DIGEST: CAIR-Chicago's reaction to anti-Muslim attacks in Ill., Governor Pat Quinn Speaks Out
CAIR-Chicago gave numerous interviews on different media venues addressing the recent anti-Muslim attacks in Morton Grove and Lombard, Ill., while also receiving a statement from governor Pat Quinn, condemning the attacks.
MEDIA DIGEST: Standing up to Congressman Joe Walsh
CAIR-Chicago's media department gave over 20 interviews on 16 different media venues calling out Congressman Joe Walsh's bigoted comments on Islam and Muslims. The following digest includes a selection of these interviews.
CBS 2: Hundreds Turn Out To Break Fast After Sundown During Ramadan
The month-long Muslim observance of Ramadan continues, and hundreds of people broke the daily fast after sundown the fast in the offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
CBS 2: Ahmed Rehab Discusses The Reaction To Mubarak's Speech 2/10/11
Ahmed Rehab had his hopes up when Mubarak began his speech, but along with the crowd was quickly disappointed. Rehab and the protesters in Egypt were very upset that Mubarak had not stepped down from office.
CBS 2: Ahmed Rehab Discusses The Reaction To Mubarak's Speech 2/10/11
Ahmed Rehab had his hopes up when Mubarak began his speech, but along with the crowd was quickly disappointed. Rehab and the protesters in Egypt were very upset that Mubarak had not stepped down from office.
CBS 2: The "Burning" Will Go On, Says Terry Jones
CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed Rehab talks to CBS news about "Burn A Koran Day." "When somebody does something that is this insane, the best response is to ignore them. Except the problem is that he is getting so much media attention that it is now a point of national debate," says Rehab.
CBS 2: The "Burning" Will Go On, Says Terry Jones
CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed Rehab talks to CBS news about "Burn A Koran Day." "When somebody does something that is this insane, the best response is to ignore them. Except the problem is that he is getting so much media attention that it is now a point of national debate," says Rehab.
CBS 2: Muslims Upset With Quinn Stance On Mosque Near WTC
Earlier this week, Gov. Pat Quinn stepped into the controversy, saying he was against the mosque being built near the site of the 9/11 terror attack. Christina Abraham, of CAIR, believes Quinn's stand will cost him votes in November.
"The 400,000 Muslims in the Chicago area know about this issue. They're concerned about this issue and it will affect how they make their decision come election time. He's lost my vote," said Abraham.