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Critique of the Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America
Hesham Shehab: Recent extremist speakers reflect Islamic Cultural Center’s Roots in Islamism
The Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America (MECCA) claims its goals are “to guide young Muslims” and “build bridges of understanding with other cultures and faiths.” Yet the Chicago areaRead More
Kamani has a long history of misogynistic and violent statements...
Hesham Shehab: Hate Preachers Fundraised for Chicago Islamic Charity with a Dark Past
An Islamist group hiding under a façade of charity and interfaith raised funds in the Greater Chicago area with a program featuring an imam notorious for hate speech. On SeptemberRead More
Will provided “higher Islamic education to the American Muslim community..."
Hesham Shehab: New Chicago Islamist College to Perpetuate Radical Ideologies
A new Islamic college and seminary for imams is coming to Chicago, but the organizations behind it has troubling ties. The Prayer Center of Orland Park (OPPC), Illinois recently declaredRead More
The number one tragedy to have befallen the Middle East, as a result of 9/11, was the Iraq war.
Hesham Shehab: 18 Years after 9/11, the World Still Suffer Consequences
On this 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 (9/11) attacks, we in the United States are rightfully focused on how that horrific tragedy changed our nation. It has affected allRead More
Liberals in some Protestant churches, and leftist professors at American campuses, have championed the BDS with zeal.
Hesham Shehab: BDS Compromises Christian Theology
Some American churches and Christian organizations have been unwittingly supporting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, even though it infringes on the Christian doctrine of the separationRead More
Darwish told the audience he is running for Congress after having lived in the Palestinian territories...
Hesham Shehab: Another Radical Palestinian for U.S. Congress?
The first Palestinian Muslim American running for U.S. Congress in Illinois, Rush Darwish, declared that Palestine is home, and vowed to support Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) movement against Israel.Read More
Arab-Americans do not need Islamists...
Shehab opinion… Chicago-based Palestinian Activist: Israel is a Western Dagger Tearing the Middle East
A Palestinian activist for a Chicago-based organization who told the audience of a Muslim Brotherhood-linked television channel that Israel was a “dagger” used by the West to tear apart theRead More
The Palestinian activist opined that the failure of that experiment in Egypt is not an excuse to give up [on the struggle for Islamist goals] .
Hesham Shehab: Chicago Islamists – Israel, Head of the Snake, Morsi’s Removal Western conspiracy
Speakers at a memorial service held for deposed late Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi in a southern suburb of Chicago stated that his removal from power in 2013 was a WesternRead More
Commenting on the death of Morsi, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood...
Opinion: Anti-Semitic Chicago Imam… After Morsi, Israel will Wreak Havoc to Expand
A Chicago-Area Imam with a reputation for endorsing Conspiracy theories and antisemitism took to Youtube to blame Israel and the Egyptian government for the death of former Egyptian President MuhammadRead More
Glamorizing the hijab in the West does not fulfill Muslim women’s liberation and empowerment.
Hesham Shehab: Promoting Hijab Perpetuates Women’s Oppression, Betrays Islamic Feminism
June 12, 2019 — The Chicago Tribune published last month an interview with six Chicago-area women “about why they wear the hijab…” While the Tribune emphasized statements like, “The hijabRead More