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CAIR-Chicago’s extensive work and advocacy has a direct impact on preserving civil rights of American Muslims – relief for the victims, improving policies to accommodate religious practices and eliminate discriminatory measures, and empowering individuals and institutions to protect their rights.
Media Relations
CAIR-Chicago organizes press conferences and issues dozens of press releases and media advisories annually to ensure that Muslim perspectives on vital issues and current events are represented in the mainstream media.
Community & Government Outreach
CAIR-Chicago aims to educate and build bridges between Muslims and diverse communities, establish partnerships with other organizations, and bolster CAIR-Chicago’s ability to serve its constituents in Chicago’s Muslim communities.
Why CAIR-Chicago?
CAIR-Chicago is the only specialized, full-time organization in the city of Chicago working to represent the Muslim community in the courthouse and the newsroom, that is in the legal arena in terms of its civil rights, and on the airwaves in terms of its public image.
Mission
To defend civil rights, fight bigotry, and promote tolerance.
Vision
To attain equal opportunity for,and normalize the image of, Muslims in America.


CAIR-Chicago’s team is a dedicated group of staff, interns, and volunteers. We are committed
to being active in our communities and accessible to the people we serve.
Click here to read bios, meet our Board, and our Interns!

The Issues
We advocate and educate against bigotry, hate and prejudice targeting Muslims on the mere basis of their faith.
There is no media conspiracy, but selective and/or de-contextualized reporting that conflates aberrational representations of Islam/Muslims with the normative ones contribute to public “miseducation”.
“The best way to fix our image, is to fix our reality.”
Islamophobia
Media Bias
Representation

Rahm Emanuel
Mayor of Chicago
Dick Durbin
U. S. Senator, Illinois
Toni Preckwinkle
Cook County Board President
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CAIR-Chicago 2018 Documentary
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CAIR-Chicago 2017 Documentary
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Ahmed Rehab Speaks at O’Hare Airport to Denounce Trump’s Muslim Ban
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ABC 7: CAIR-Chicago Speaks at O’Hare Muslim Ban Protests
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WTTW: Ahmed Rehab Debates Muslim Ban Order
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ABC7: Ahmed Rehab Speaks on Quebec City Mosque Shooting
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WGN: Ahmed Rehab Denounces Muslim Ban
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CLTV: Chicago Protest & CAIR-Chicago Holds Press Conference to React to Trump’s Election
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ABC: Ahmed Rehab Speaks with Syrian Family Hurt By Muslim Ban
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PBS: Ahmed Rehab Debates University Professor About Islamophobia post 9/11
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Ahmed Rehab Discusses Trump, Ghazala Khan, & the Presidential Race on CLTV
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NBC 5: CAIR-Chicago’s Ahmed Rehab Discusses Orlando Attack
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CAIR’s Ahmed Rehab Speaks at Aleppo Press Conference
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This is CAIR-Chicago.
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CAIR-Chicago Downtown Office
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Faith and Ramadan
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CAIR-Chicago 2016 Documentary
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CAIR-Chicago: IMPACT – 2015 Film
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CAIR-Chicago: FORWARD – 2014 Film
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CAIR-Chicago Documentary 2012: A Future Without Bigotry
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CAIR Chicago Documentary 2011
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CAIR Chicago Documentary 2010 – Unapologetic Activism
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CAIR-Chicago 2009 Documentary
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CAIR-Chicago Documentary 2008 – American Muslim Self Definition
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CAIR-Chicago 2007 Documentary
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CAIR-Chicago 2006 Documentary
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CAIR-Chicago 2005 Documentary
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