"Since the beginning of the peaceful demonstrations in Syria on March 15 this year, 1350 civilians have been killed. An estimated 15000 civilians have been detained, tortured or have disappeared and more than 12000 refugees have fled the country," Christina Abraham, Civil Rights director at CAIR-Chicago, told the media in Johannesburg today.
Read MoreContinuing its partnership with the International Visitors Center of Chicago, CAIR-Chicago will host a diplomat from Egypt on Tuesday, October 7, 2008.
Read MoreCAIR-Chicago joined a hearing on racial discrimination in Chicago this May 23rd presided by the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on racism and related intolerance, Mr. Doudou Diene of Senegal.
Read MoreThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to urge their elected officials to immediately intervene to put an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Read MoreThe Sept. 14 editorial titled "The UN and Sheriff Bolton" claims that the United Nations has been corrupt for years and that finally the United States is standing up to this world body and demanding reform.
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