feature203 CAIR-Chicago Leads Media Empowerment Workshop for Chicago Activists
CAIR-Chicago | Jan.15.07

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights invited CAIR-Chicago to lead a media workshop intended to empower organizations around Chicago working on immigration issues.

feature196 Spring 2008 Internship & Externship Opportunities at CAIR-Chicago
CAIR-Chicago | Jan.05.08

Internships and externships at CAIR-Chicago, a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization, offer students and activists a great opportunity to learn, interact, and grow in a friendly and diverse environment.

feature201 Christina Abraham Promoted to Civil Rights Director
CAIR-Chicago | Jan.01.08

CAIR-Chicago’s board and staff would like to congratulate Christina Abraham, CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Coordinator, on her much deserved promotion to the position Civil Rights Director.

feature195 CAIR-Chicago Welcomes New Staff
CAIR-Chicago | Dec.01.07

CAIR-Chicago welcomes new staff Reem Rahman, Azam Azeem, Gerald Hankerson, Tricia Kemling, and Amir Siddiqui. Read more about their bios on our staff page.

feature203 CAIR-Chicago Reps Chosen as Next Generation Fellows
CAIR-Chicago | Oct.21.07

CAIR's Ahmed Rehab and Yaser Tabbara have been selected as Next Generation Fellows of the American Assembly, a project premised on the belief that new voices and fresh ideas will strengthen the nation’s discussion of U.S. global policy and the future of international institutions.

feature200 CAIR-Chicago Welcomes New Board Members
CAIR-Chicago | Aug.31.07

CAIR-Chicago’s board and staff would like to welcome new Board members, Kimberly Newkirk, Dr. Shahwar Syed, Emaad Hamwi, and Khaled Taha.

feature198 CAIR-Chicago Rep at Drum Major Institute
by Mirza Baig | Aug.03.07

CAIR recently launched the “Do Your Part” initiative in preparation for the 2008 elections. The initiative promotes active participation and public education of the American-Muslim community.

feature202 Ahmed Rehab Joins Board of Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
CAIR-Chicago | Aug.01.2007

Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director has joined the board of Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) following an endorsement of his nomination by the coalition’s 150 member organizations.

feature194 CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Chapter’s First PILI Fellow, Tawfiq Ali
CAIR-Chicago | May.01.07

Tawfiq Ali is CAIR-Chicago's first Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow. Tawfiq is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in June 2007.

feature199 CAIR-Chicago Receives 2007 Grant from Chicago Bar Foundation
CAIR-Chicago Mar.01.07

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.






    





    





    





    




Election season is in, know your rights and obligations, visit our new voter education and moblization website today at www.cair2008election.com.



Welcome To Our Newly relaunched E-Newsletter

Welcome to the first issue of our new biweekly e-newsletter and our 52nd overall issue. Our e-newsletter was launched in January of 2005 and was distributed regularly for two years. Following a one year hiatus, we are back with a new brand. We hope you will find our e-newsletter service to be a helpful snapshot of our work. In this inaugural issue, we showcase a sample selection of updates from the past few months. Aslo check out our new website launched January 31st, 2008.


CAIR-Chicago Volunteer Attorneys Launch Law Firm


Heena Musabji and Rima Kapitan, CAIR-Chicago volunteer attorneys, have joined forces with CAIR-Chicago former board member, Janaan Hashim, and three other Muslim female attorneys to launch an all-woman private law firm, serving clients in the Chicago land area. CAIR-Chicago wishes our activist friends the best success. Visit the website of Amal Law group. Learn more about them here.









Executive Director
Ahmed Rehab

Civil Rights Director
Christina Abraham

Senior Outreach Coordinator
Dina Rehab

Government Affairs Coordinator
Sadiya Ahmed

Operations Coordinator
Azam Azeem

Communications Coordinator
Reem Rahman

Staff Attorney
Tricia Kemling, Esq.

Outreach Coordinator
Gerald Hankerson

Administrative Assistant
Islaam Rahim

Youth Coordinator
Amir Siddiqui

Board of Directors
Alif Muhammad
Shahwar Syed, MD
Kimberly Newkirk
Emaad Hamwi
Khaled Taha
Ahmed Rehab
Hina Sodha, Esq.
Yaser Tabbara, Esq. - Secretary
Mazen Kudaimi, MD - Vice President
Safaa Zarzour, Esq. - President





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