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[[Image:Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi1.jpg‎|right|thumb|120px|Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi protests in Chicago's Daley Plaza, across the street from City Hall.]]
[[Image:Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi1.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi protests in Chicago's Daley Plaza, across the street from City Hall.]]
[[File:Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi.JPG|thumb|Protesting across the street from Union Station in front of CDW Plaza.]]


'''Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi''' is a [[Middle-Eastern]] public [[protester]] who has become known in [[Chicago]] as "the FBI sign guy,"<ref name="resirvoir">{{cite web |last=Selecman |first=D.L. |title=Dan's people: One-on-one with the FBI sign guy |work=Reservoir Magazine |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> and sometimes as simply "The Sign Guy".<ref name="huffpost12">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-boose/the-sign-guy-goes-on-hung_b_187190.html|title=The Sign Guy Goes on Hunger Strike|last=Boose|first=Greg|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref> He has also gone on self-imposed [[hunger strike]]s.<ref name="huffpost12"/>
'''Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi''' is a public [[protester]] who has become known in [[Chicago]] as "the FBI sign guy,"<ref name="resirvoir">{{Cite news |last=Selecman |first=D.L. |title=Dan's people: One-on-one with the FBI sign guy |work=Reservoir Magazine}}</ref> and sometimes as simply "The Sign Guy".<ref name="huffpost12">{{Cite news |last=Boose |first=Greg |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-boose/the-sign-guy-goes-on-hung_b_187190.html |title=The Sign Guy Goes on Hunger Strike |date=17 April 2009 |work=The Huffington Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529180049/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-boose/the-sign-guy-goes-on-hung_b_187190.html |archive-date=29 May 2010}}</ref> He has also gone on [[hunger strike]]s.<ref name="huffpost12" />


== Background ==
== Background ==
In 2006, Khoiee-Abbasi began standing near the northwest cotner of [[Daley Plaza]] outside of [[Chicago City Hall]], holding a sign that read "[[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Agent Chris Saviano, stop raping my wife!"<ref name="resirvoir" /> Soon, he added other signs to his board, most of which denounce Chicago Mayor [[Richard M. Daley]], former U.S. Attorney General [[Alberto Gonzales]]<ref name="csm">{{cite web|title=E-mail trail shows power struggle behind US attorneys' firings|last=Grier|first=Peter|work=Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=12 July 2010|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070324091116/http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0321/p01s02-uspo.html?s=u|archivedate=24 March 2007}}</ref>, and [[George W. Bush]], and make a number of odd statements in broken English.<ref name="chicagoist">{{cite web |last=Chicagoist |title=FBI Stop Raping My Wife |work=Chicagoist.com |url= http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/16/fbi_stop_raping_my_wife.php |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> He stands outside of city hall every weekday, from about 6:00am until about 3:00pm. He has also been photographed holding his signs on [[Capitol Hill]] in [[Washington D.C.]], and in [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Times Square]].
In 2006, Khoiee-Abbasi began standing near the northwest corner of [[Daley Plaza]] outside of [[Chicago City Hall]], holding a sign that read "[[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Agent Chris Saviano, stop raping my wife!"<ref name="resirvoir" /> Soon, he added other signs to his board, most of which denounce former Chicago Mayor [[Richard M. Daley]], former U.S. Attorney General [[Alberto Gonzales]],<ref name="csm">{{Cite journal |last=Grier |first=Peter |date=2007-03-21 |title=E-mail trail shows power struggle behind US attorneys' firings |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0321/p01s02-uspo.html?s=u |journal=Christian Science Monitor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324091116/http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0321/p01s02-uspo.html?s=u |archive-date=24 March 2007}}</ref> and [[George W. Bush]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} He stands outside of city hall every weekday, from about 6:00am until about 3:00pm. He has also been photographed holding his signs on [[Capitol Hill]] in [[Washington D.C.]], and in [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Times Square]].

In 2011<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eastportlandblog.com/2014/07/30/from-church-pew-to-daley-plaza-the-tragic-descent-of-chicagos-troubled-sign-guy-by-mark-erickson/ |title=From Church Pew to Daley Plaza, the Tragic Descent of Chicago's Troubled "Sign Guy" |last=Erickson |first=Mark |website=Eat Portland |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321005054/http://www.eastportlandblog.com/2014/07/30/from-church-pew-to-daley-plaza-the-tragic-descent-of-chicagos-troubled-sign-guy-by-mark-erickson/ |archive-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> he started loudly blowing a plastic whistle at regular intervals.


== Coverage ==
== Coverage ==
Little is known about Khoiee-Abbasi beyond his physical appearance (a groomed, well-dressed man who always wears expensive suits and ties), the information on his signs, from flyers he passes out from time to time, and what court documents say about him. It is known that he was involved in extended and contentious [[divorce]] proceedings.<ref name="lexisnexis">{{cite web |last= Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County |title=Case Information Summary for Case Number 2004D010691, PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE |work=Cook County Circuit Court |url= https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAEDABAGJB0DR |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> He generally remains silent when questioned by anyone.<ref name="resirvoir" /><ref name="skies">{{cite web |last= Bond |first=Eston |title=The Chris Saviano effect |work=hyalineskies |url= http://hyalineskies.com/2006/08/the-chris-saviano-effect/ |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> He has also used signs asking [[Barack Obama]] to spare his only child.<ref name="huffpost12"/>
Little is known about Khoiee-Abbasi beyond his physical appearance (originally a groomed, well-dressed man who always wore expensive suits and ties), the information on his signs and on flyers he passes out from time to time, and what court documents say about him. It is known that he was involved in extended and contentious [[divorce]] proceedings.<ref name="lexisnexis">{{Cite web |url=https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAEDABAGJB0DR |title=Case Information Summary for Case Number 2004D010691, PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE |last=Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County |website=Cook County Circuit Court |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713202828/https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAEDABAGJB0DR |archive-date=2011-07-13}}</ref> He generally remains silent when questioned by anyone.<ref name="resirvoir" /><ref name="skies">{{Cite web |url=http://hyalineskies.com/2006/08/the-chris-saviano-effect/ |title=The Chris Saviano effect |last=Bond |first=Eston |website=hyalineskies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126093016/http://hyalineskies.com/2006/08/the-chris-saviano-effect/ |archive-date=2013-01-26}}</ref> He has also used signs asking [[Barack Obama]] to spare his only child.<ref name="huffpost12" /> The text of flyers he has handed out indicates he is an engineer by trade and that the "FBI Agent" Chris Saviano he accuses of raping his wife and running a prostitution ring also happens to be the son of a vice president of his former employer.<ref name="fka01">{{Cite journal |last=Khoiee-Abbasi |first=Farhad |year=2006 |title=FBI Agent(s): Prostitution Business |journal=Flyer}}</ref>


Khoiee-Abbasi has become a popular fixture among [[photographer]]s on [[flickr]], and in [[blog]]s.<ref name="chicagoist" />
Khoiee-Abbasi has become a popular fixture among [[photographer]]s on [[flickr]], and in [[blog]]s.<ref name="chicagoist">{{Cite web |url=http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/16/fbi_stop_raping_my_wife.php |title=FBI Stop Raping My Wife |last=Chicagoist |website=Chicagoist.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128015851/http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/16/fbi_stop_raping_my_wife.php |archive-date=2007-11-28}}</ref>

By October 2011, Khoiee-Abbasi had stopped wearing his suits and ties and started wearing several layers of [[hoodie]]s, with an outer shirt containing yet another anti-FBI protest message.<ref name="toc">{{Cite web |url=http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/this-week-in-chicago/14976323/%E2%80%9Cthe-sign-guy%E2%80%9D-at-daley-plaza |title="The Sign Guy" at Daley Plaza |last=Malooley |first=Jake |date=October 12, 2011 |website=Time Out Chicago |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020141013/http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/this-week-in-chicago/14976323/%E2%80%9Cthe-sign-guy%E2%80%9D-at-daley-plaza |archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 04:01, 23 July 2023

Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi protests in Chicago's Daley Plaza, across the street from City Hall.
Protesting across the street from Union Station in front of CDW Plaza.

Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi is a public protester who has become known in Chicago as "the FBI sign guy,"[1] and sometimes as simply "The Sign Guy".[2] He has also gone on hunger strikes.[2]

Background

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In 2006, Khoiee-Abbasi began standing near the northwest corner of Daley Plaza outside of Chicago City Hall, holding a sign that read "FBI Agent Chris Saviano, stop raping my wife!"[1] Soon, he added other signs to his board, most of which denounce former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales,[3] and George W. Bush.[citation needed] He stands outside of city hall every weekday, from about 6:00am until about 3:00pm. He has also been photographed holding his signs on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., and in New York's Times Square.

In 2011[4] he started loudly blowing a plastic whistle at regular intervals.

Coverage

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Little is known about Khoiee-Abbasi beyond his physical appearance (originally a groomed, well-dressed man who always wore expensive suits and ties), the information on his signs and on flyers he passes out from time to time, and what court documents say about him. It is known that he was involved in extended and contentious divorce proceedings.[5] He generally remains silent when questioned by anyone.[1][6] He has also used signs asking Barack Obama to spare his only child.[2] The text of flyers he has handed out indicates he is an engineer by trade and that the "FBI Agent" Chris Saviano he accuses of raping his wife and running a prostitution ring also happens to be the son of a vice president of his former employer.[7]

Khoiee-Abbasi has become a popular fixture among photographers on flickr, and in blogs.[8]

By October 2011, Khoiee-Abbasi had stopped wearing his suits and ties and started wearing several layers of hoodies, with an outer shirt containing yet another anti-FBI protest message.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Selecman, D.L. "Dan's people: One-on-one with the FBI sign guy". Reservoir Magazine.
  2. ^ a b c Boose, Greg (17 April 2009). "The Sign Guy Goes on Hunger Strike". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010.
  3. ^ Grier, Peter (2007-03-21). "E-mail trail shows power struggle behind US attorneys' firings". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.
  4. ^ Erickson, Mark. "From Church Pew to Daley Plaza, the Tragic Descent of Chicago's Troubled "Sign Guy"". Eat Portland. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. "Case Information Summary for Case Number 2004D010691, PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE". Cook County Circuit Court. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  6. ^ Bond, Eston. "The Chris Saviano effect". hyalineskies. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26.
  7. ^ Khoiee-Abbasi, Farhad (2006). "FBI Agent(s): Prostitution Business". Flyer.
  8. ^ Chicagoist. "FBI Stop Raping My Wife". Chicagoist.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-28.
  9. ^ Malooley, Jake (October 12, 2011). ""The Sign Guy" at Daley Plaza". Time Out Chicago. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011.
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