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ABC 7: Ahmed Rehab talks to Hosea Sanders and Judy Hsu about bin Laden’s Assassination

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Husam

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. Continue reading →

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FOX Chicago: CAIR-Chicago’s Ahmed Rehab discusses whether photos of bin Laden should be released

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Husam

I think Obama should issue proof to the public that this was indeed bin Laden. I think the burden of proof is on the government. Its a terrorist. Continue reading →

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CBS 2: Ahmed Rehab of CAIR-Chicago weighs in on whether photos of bin Laden should be released

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Husam

Rehab believes releasing DNA evidence, approved by a third party, should ease doubts and is preferable to releasing gruesome photos.
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FOX Business: Ahmed Rehab on How Bin Laden’s Assassination Highlights Flaws in Our ‘War on Terror’

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Husam

For the past decade we had the wrong strategy, in response to 9/11. We’ve politicized 9/11, we’ve had costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with surges, military personnel, with trillions of dollars spent. Continue reading →

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FOX Chicago News: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Impact of Death of bin Laden

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Husam

Executive Director Ahmed Rehab visited FOX Chicago News to discuss the impact of Osama bin Laden’s death.
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FOX Chicago: CAIR-Chicago Thanks Obama for Ridding the World of bin Laden

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Husam

“I wish it would have happened sooner, so as to save trillions of dollars and thousands of lives. But nonetheless justice delayed is better than justice denied. We’re very thankful for the fact that this man has been apprehended and eliminated,” said Ahmed Rehab of CAIR-Chicago.
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WGN 9: Ahmed Rehab in the studio to assess Rep Peter King hearings

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Ahmed Rehab

“Its an embarrassment to our political system,” said Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director. “There is nothing wrong with questioning the sources of radicalization, the nature of radicalization. The problem is when he fails to differentiate between the mainstream on one end, who is us, and the extreme on the other end – the many and the few – the community and underground individuals. Failing to distinguish between the two is precisely the problem we are seeing at the hearings.” Continue reading →

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ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago responds to King hearings on radicalization of Muslim Americans

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Husam

“It seemed like a political circus. It seemed like it was for political show and not an honest attempt by Rep. Peter King to address the issue of radicalization,” said CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab Continue reading →

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US Tacit Support for Mideast Autocrats reeks of short-sightedness, undermines US interests

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ahmed Rehab

From the blog… The winds of change are blowing over the Middle East from Jordan to Algeria. A couple of weeks ago, Tunisia became the first Arab nation to succeed in shaking off decades of debilitating dictatorship through a popular … Continue reading →

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Chicago Tribune, Ahmed Rehab: Language Matters: Islam, a Definition

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

Language is to ideas what the body is to the soul. It is the physical manifestation of thought. It is the mortar with which we shape our understanding of the world. But what happens when words are transmuted from one … Continue reading →

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CNN: Ahmed Rehab on Wolf Blitzer’s The Situation Room, Debates Juan Williams Controversy

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

Ahmed Rehab discusses the Juan Williams/NPR controversy on CNN’s The Situation with Wolf Blitzer. Rehab debates conservative pundit Cliff May, of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, on the irrationality of William’s comment. Continue reading →

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Ahmed Rehab on the Michael Medved Radio Show

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

Ahmed Rehab discusses Juan Williams, perceptions of Muslims, and other issues with Michael Medved. Continue reading →

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FOX Business: Ahmed Rehab debates Islamophobe Pamela Geller on Park51

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Husam

Ahmed Rehab deconstructs Pamela Geller’s fear mongering misinformation campaign against the Park51 community center in New York and exposes her anti-Muslim bigotry. [Ahmed Rehab FOX Business Original Link]

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FOX News: Ahmed Rehab Debates Whether America is Islamophobic

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Husam

Ahmed Rehab debates guests on Fox Business’ Money Rocks regarding the rise of Islamophobia in America as seen by recent attacks against several mosques. Rehab and conservative commentator Bo Dietel also debate the merits of building a mosque in lower … Continue reading →

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FOX Chicago, Ahmed Rehab: “Islamophobia” and America’s Relationship with its Muslim citizens

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Husam

Mosque debates are taking place across the county, from New York City to Chicago to the surrounding suburbs. They are not all about zoning, but for the most part they are very heated. Ahmed Rehab says “islamophobia” is sweeping America. … Continue reading →

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NBC Nightly News, Ahmed Rehab: NYC Cabbie Stabbed Because he is Muslim

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Husam

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “Organizations that are not only Islamophobic but that insight violence, whether directly or indirectly, are a reality,” said Ahmed Rehab. [Ahmed Rehab NBC Original Link]

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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: Tea Party Reveals Real Reason Behind Mosque Opposition Frenzy

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

In the public sphere, leaders of the opposition groups to the Not-At-Ground-Zero-Muslim-Center can’t seem to decide on an argument. They have thrown everything and the kitchen sink at us in the way of fabricated reasons. Continue reading →

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MSNBC: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Stabbing of Muslim Cab Driver in NYC and Anti-Muslim Propaganda

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Husam

Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, discusses the stabbing of a Muslim cab driver in NYC whose attacker first asked “are you Muslim?”. Rehab also talks about the danger of anti-Muslim propaganda driven by Islamophobes opposed to Park 51, the proposed … Continue reading →

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FOX News, O’Reilly Factor: Ahmed Rehab Defends Imam Rauf’s Sound Reputation

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Husam

Ahmed Rehab talks to the O’Reilly Factor’s Laura Ingraham about Imam Feisal Rauf’s sound reputation for interfaith cooperation and religious tolerance, and refutes lies that the Imam is a “radical”. Continue reading →

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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: The Untold Story Behind the “Mosque at Ground Zero”

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

Americans have a right to assemble and worship freely in this country, period. It’s not only a founding principle of this nation, but a main justification for its founding. It is why many White Christians flooded to this country in the first place. Continue reading →

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