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WGN Radio: Jonathon Brandmeier talks to Ahmed Rehab about Lowe’s All-American Muslim Controversy

Ahmed Rehab talks to WGN Radio’s Jonathon Brandmeier about how Lowe’s gave in to anti-Muslim bigotry when it decided to pull its ads off the show ‘All-American Muslim’. Continue reading

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NBC 5: Ahmed Rehab Criticizes Lowe’s for Pulling Ads from ‘All-American Muslim’

“Islam is a faith the preaches peace, coexistence, justice, tolerance, love, compassion. That’s what we stand for,” Rehab added.
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ABC 7: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Lowe’s All-American Muslim Controversy

“What we’re being told here essentially is that it is too controversial to have a show with Muslim characters that are not portrayed as terrorists,” remarked CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab. Continue reading

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ABC 7: Ahmed Rehab calls for hate crime charges in downstate slashing

“It’s something that we must take very seriously,” said CAIR-Chicago executive director Ahmed M. Rehab. Continue reading

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Worldview, NPR: Ahmed Rehab Sets the Record Straight on Egypt Events

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered again today in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Continue reading

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ABC 7: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Racist, Anti-Muslim TSA Official

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. Continue reading

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Worldview, NPR: Ahmed Rehab on the Rising Tensions in Egypt and the Upcoming Elections

In the post Arab spring era, Egypt’s fate hinges on whether its diverse factions can peacefully coexist.
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FOX, O’Reilly Factor: Ahmed Rehab Debunks O’Reilly’s Denial of Islamophobia

Ahmed Rehab provides several statistics and examples that prove O’Reilly is blatantly wrong. Continue reading

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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. Continue reading

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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. Continue reading

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CBS: Islamic-American Group: Link Between 9/11, Muslim Religion Must Stop

The head of a local Islamic-American organization says that after this year, except for remembering its victims, it’s time for America to move on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Continue reading

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NBC5: Ahmed Rehab Reacts to Hateful Remarks On Sox Website

A hateful posting directed at Muslims is found on an online forum for the Chicago White Sox.
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FOX Chicago: Ahmed Rehab Discusses the Role of Torture in Interrogations

“I think that, also, it’s important to remember that in the past we’ve been obtained false information because of torture, or the threat of torture. Continue reading

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CBS2: Ahmed Rehab Discusses the President’s Decision About bin Laden Photo

“Obama’s logic was, I think, spot on,” said Rehab about the President’s decision not to release the photos of a deceased bin Laden.
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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. Continue reading

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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. 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

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’

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

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

“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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