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.
Tag: Islamophobia
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The Trump resistance is building solidarity across movements
Groups are collaborating across race and color lines to oppose the president’s executive orders.
Posted inBlogs
Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa on Orlando: ‘It really hit close to home’
Chicago’s first openly gay alderman reflects on the mass shooting’s impact on queer and Latinx communities.
Posted inBlogs
‘We’ll always be here for you’: Top cop vows to protect Chicago’s LGBTQ community in wake of Orlando shooting
LGBTQ groups, city officials, and ordinary Chicagoans also expressed grief and outrage over the worst mass shooting in American history.
Posted inArts & Culture
Your attention, please: Mosque Alert!!!
Jamil Khouri’s new play, Mosque Alert, at Silk Road Rising tackles Islamophobia—and that’s just the least of it.