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MEDIA DIGEST: CAIR-Chicago Reflects on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
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WGN: Council on American-Islamic Relations calls for end to scapegoating in wake of 9/11
The Council on American-Islamic Relations hopes Americans can move forward 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. Representatives including Muslims, Christians, and Jews say its time to quit feeding into fear and embrace the principles America was founded on.
CLTV: Muslims gather to honor victims of 9/11, discuss how to move forward
The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations hopes Americans can move forward 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. Representatives including Muslims, Christians, and Jews say its time to quit feeding into fear and embrace the principles America was founded on.
ABC 7: Muslims, religious leaders honor 9/11, discuss principles of religious tolerance and pluralism
Muslim, Jewish and Christians leaders gathered to honor the victims of 9/11 and to address the increase in anti-Muslim discrimination post-9/11.
NBC 5: Muslims reflect on the tragic events of 9/11, call for country to move forward together
Members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined leaders from different faiths and backgrounds to reflect on 9/11 and call for an end to the fear and discrimination against the Muslim community in the wake of those attacks.
CBS 2: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Islamophobia Post 9/11 and How to Move Forward
Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, joins CBS 2's Jim Williams to talk about the effect of 9/11 on American Muslims
ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago takes issue with anti-Muslim coloring book
"I think it's very clear that the book has an agenda and is anti-Muslim," Amina Shariff, CAIR Chicago, said. "If they are trying to imply subliminally some kind of Christian-Muslim conflict here, I think that that is very dangerous and completely inappropriate."
FOX Business: Christina Abraham Discusses Sharia Paranoia
"I think that we need to understand that Sharia is just religious law; to the extent that people use religious law as a part of their everyday lives. The majority of Muslims here don't want to see Sharia imposed as some part of a government obligation, or anything of that sort," said Christina Abraham.
NBC5: CAIR-Chicago Reacts to Hateful Remarks On Sox Website
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab comments on a hateful posting directed at Muslims that was found on an online forum for the Chicago White Sox.
FOX News: Ahmed Rehab on Glenn Beck debating Zuhdi Jasser on Pakistan and torture
"The difference between us and those that we fight, in the form of Al-Qaeda and other militant radical groups is that we are a nation of values. We're a nation of laws. In the fight to maintain the upper hand we can't loose our souls. We can't loose our principles and our values that make us worth fighting for. At the end of the day torture is torture," said Rehab.
CBS2: Ahmed Rehab Discusses the President's Decision About bin Laden Photo
"Bin Laden was a major figure, and his death was a major world event. You need to address that in a public manner with evidence and not just hearsay. It's all about the DNA," said Rehab.
CBS2: Ahmed Rehab Discusses the President's Decision About bin Laden Photo
"Bin Laden was a major figure, and his death was a major world event. You need to address that in a public manner with evidence and not just hearsay. It's all about the DNA," said Rehab.
CBS 2: Ahmed Rehab of CAIR-Chicago weighs in on whether photos of bin Laden should be released
"It is a double-edged sword and it has to be balanced out against the conspiracy theories that are likely to come out if there is no evidence provided by the government that this was Osama bin Laden," says Rehab.
FOX Chicago: CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed Rehab discusses whether photos of bin Laden should be released
"I think Obama should issue proof to the public that this was indeed bin Laden. We don't need to see gory photos. We don't need to put ourselves in a worse spot in terms of our national security, and so the DNA report, rather than the photos, can accomplish that," said Ahmed Rehab.
FOX Chicago: CAIR-Chicago's Ahmed Rehab discusses whether photos of bin Laden should be released
"I think Obama should issue proof to the public that this was indeed bin Laden. We don't need to see gory photos. We don't need to put ourselves in a worse spot in terms of our national security, and so the DNA report, rather than the photos, can accomplish that," said Ahmed Rehab.
ABC 7: Ahmed Rehab talks to Hosea Sanders and Judy Hsu about bin Laden's Assassination
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab appears as a live, in-studio guest on ABC7 News This Morning to talk to Hosea Sanders and Judy Hsu about the death of Osama bin Laden.
ABC 7: Ahmed Rehab talks to Hosea Sanders and Judy Hsu about bin Laden's Assassination
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab appears as a live, in-studio guest on ABC7 News This Morning to talk to Hosea Sanders and Judy Hsu about the death of Osama bin Laden.
FOX Chicago: Ahmed Rehab Discusses the Role of Torture in Interrogations
"I don't think anything justifies torture. We as a civilized nation should be anti-torture. Many governments in the Western world, and the world in general are against torture. We don't want to be known as the ones who are employing a Spanish Inquisition torture technique to keep ourselves safe," said Rehab.