(Chicago Sun-Times) A local Muslim organization said Friday the Chicago Cubs have committed to “concrete steps” they can take to combat Islamophobia in the wake of the leaking of racist emails sent by Joe Ricketts, patriarch of the family that owns the team.
Members of local Muslim groups met with Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and Julian Green, the team’s vice president of communications, for about 90 minutes Friday afternoon at the offices of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Ahmed Rehab, executive director the chapter, was “positive and hopeful” after the meeting, according to a summary of the discussion he posted on Facebook Friday night. He added that “concrete steps” the team must take to “combat Islamophobia in ways that are genuine, meaningful, and visible” were laid out, but he did not offer details.
