CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Coordinator, Christina Abraham, recently appeared on WISE TV (WYCC-PBS) where she discussed the state of American Muslims Civil Rights on the Northwestern News Networks program, Medill Reports, with host Tanja Babich.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji represented a client in a status hearing for a citizenship delay.

In recent weeks a considerable amount has been written and said about Norman Finkelstein’s bid for tenure at DePaul University. As most academics are aware, it is unique for a tenure decision, something that is an inherently internal process, to be subject to external discussion.

For the second year in a row, CAIR-Chicago received a grant in 2007 from the Chicago Bar Foundation for its civil rights work on behalf of the indigent Muslim community in Chicago

CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham and Staff Attorney Heena Musabji attended the “Investing in Justice” program

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator spoke at the Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park for Malcolm X Day

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji presented at the DePaul College of Law Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic training titled, “Newer Practitioner Training on Basic Immigration Topics.”

CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Coordinator, along with attorneys Abdullah Salah and Abdul Karim Pigott, participated in the “Lawyer in the Classroom” program

CAIR-Chicago Volunteer Attorney Rima Kapitan filed amended charges of discrimination with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR).

A judge reversed and remanded a conviction against a Muslim cab driver for traffic violations that led to the suspension of the cab driver’s chauffeur license.