A delegation of 8 young leaders from Denmark visited with CAIR-Chicago’s staff and externs on June 27th at CAIR-Chicago’s downtown office.

On Wednesday, June 21, CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and intern Susan DeCostanza along with other leaders in the Chicago Muslim Community attended a tour of U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations at O’Hare International Airport last week.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney, Heena Musabji and Civil Rights Intern, Azhar Kothawala, met with a local school board to discuss the fairness of the punishment of a student.

CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed attended an Asian American consultation dinner sponsored by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights ICIRR) on Wednesday, June 14, hosted by the law offices of Sidley & Austin.

CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed attended the Illinois Coalition Civil Liberties at the Downtown Islamic Center on Thursday, June 8. The coalition met to discuss the potential issues for the coalition to focus on over the summer.

A delegation of 13 government officials and community/non-governmental organization leaders from the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in Southern Philippines visited with CAIR-Chicago staff on June 8th.

CAIR-Chicago is taking part in a summer-long campaign called MuslIms Care initiated by CAIR-National, to promote community service in the Muslim community. A theme is selected for each month (June-August). June is Health Awareness Month.

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed attended the Chicago Tribune Community Luncheon on Tuesday, June 6 at the Chicago Tribune building.

After mass demonstrations by the immigrant and minority communities, the Senate passed its version of immigration reform legislation. The final vote, 62-36, came after several months of heated debate from both sides.

CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator, Sadiya Ahmed attended a membership meeting held by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights