Indian American Muslim challenger Junaid Ahmed is running to unseat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who has ties to Hindu nationalist groups.
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Ms. Marvel
Marvel does a great job of spotlighting facets of American culture that often go underrepresented, and Ms. Marvel’s spotlight of Islam is incredibly well done.
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The problem with the “public health” approach to ideological violence
The Countering Violent Extremism program is meant to stop terrorism and hate crimes before they happen, but critics say it’s yet another excuse to spy on Muslims.
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The Girl Deep Down Below explores how it feels to be Muslim in America right now
It’s kind of like being trapped in a horror movie.
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After Trump’s air strikes, a Syrian asylum seeker remembers revolution and imprisonment in Damascus
Abu Shadi, who survived torture by the Assad regime, says he feels torn between Trump and an apathetic world.
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An Iraqi-American professor remembers his complicated midwestern youth
DePaul’s Laith Saud describes his American life during a seemingly endless war.
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Muslim, Latina, and attacked from all sides
Chicago-area resident Diana Cruz on living in Trump’s America
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What’s with the hijab wearers at the orgy?
A kinkster is curious. Plus: When bondage hurts feelings, and more
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‘We won today—we’ll see what happens tomorrow’: Protesters and volunteer lawyers brace for long fight after detainees are freed from O’Hare
Thousands of people flocked to O’Hare Saturday afternoon to defy Trump’s immigration and travel ban.
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Examining what’s changed a year after the Laquan McDonald video, and other Chicago news
Also, the Cubs will have to pay nearly $400,000 to repair Grant Park after the massive World Series victory rally.
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Chicago Muslims: ‘We’ve been yelling, but no one’s been listening’
CAIR’s Hoda Katebi says her group is bracing for a Trump presidency by beefing up its legal team—and promoting self-defense classes.
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Silk Road Rising’s Mosque Alert is alarmingly relevant
After five years of development, Jamil Khoury’s play about xenophobia opens in an ever-more-xenophobic political moment.
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A Trump delegate born in Uzbekistan stands by her man
“When you look at a man of that stature, it makes you feel safe, protected, like he’ll take care of you,” Lora Drobetsky says.
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The Wheaton case against professor Hawkins
Living one’s faith at work sounds doable enough—and wasn’t that exactly what poli-sci professor Larycia Hawkins had been attempting?
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Jesse Jackson calls for solidarity with Syrian refugees ‘in the face of bigotry’
“You cannot worship a refugee on the run on Sunday and lock out refugees on Monday,” Jackson said.