Indian American Muslim challenger Junaid Ahmed is running to unseat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who has ties to Hindu nationalist groups.
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Yuna sings and lives by her own bold rules
Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna (Yunalis Zara’ai) has a striking stage presence: a fashion icon as well as a pop and R&B sensation, she has a personal style she describes as inspired by Audrey Hepburn and 90s Gwen Stefani. Aspects of her music bring both those icons to mind, and she also sounds a bit like Sade […]
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‘A place I can call home’
Chicago has one of the largest Rohingya refugee populations in the country. This is one survivor’s story.
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In Language Rooms, an Egyptian American interrogator struggles to prove his loyalty to the U.S.A.
“Unless your being innocent is as interesting to them as being guilty, you will not be believed.”
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Muslim blogger Hoda Katebi says WGN ‘didn’t trust her’ to do a follow-up interview
Iranian-American Muslim fashion blogger Hoda Katebi says WGN News offered her a second interview to make amends for an Islamophobic gaffe, then withdrew the opportunity.
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Cheer-Accident mastermind Thymme Jones on the upside of Herb Alpert’s nervous breakdown
Current musical obsessions of Cheer-Accident mastermind Thymme Jones, human Top 40 encyclopedia Tony Young, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro
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The New York Times: There are ‘some signs of hope’ in ‘Chicago’s crisis of violence,’ and other news
Also, an anti-Muslim group is organizing the Chicago March Against Sharia.
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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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Chicago-born Muslim Indian soul singer Zeshan B calls for black and brown unity
This week Zeshan B celebrates his debut solo album, Vetted, which blends Indo-Pakistani music and American soul.
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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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‘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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‘I’m way more than just my hijab’
Chicago Muslim Eman Hassaballa Aly describes experiencing fear, anxiety, and casual prejudice.
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We don’t need ‘unity’ after Trump’s election. We need resistance.
He’s #NotMyPresident.