At a news conference to address multiple complaints of discrimination at Truman College, Zubair Khan, the attorney for two plaintiffs in cases against the college, described the anti-Muslim harassment faced by his clients.
“No person should have to face harassment and unfair treatment at work, not on the basis of their race of religion,” said Christina Abraham, CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Director.

The plaintiff’s co-workers and superiors would call him “terrorist,” “sand ni***r” and “camel jockey.” An opinion issued yesterday by federal district court judge Dow notes the precedent set by CAIR-Chicago’s legal victory in Yasin v. Cook County. Dow writes, “There can be little question that, as a court in this district recently concluded, referring to a Muslim of Middle Eastern origin and Arab ancestry as a ‘terrorist’ or ‘bin Laden’ is ‘discriminatory, insulting and humiliating.’”

(CHICAGO, IL, 8/28/09) The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today announced that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined that Somali Muslim employees at a meatpacking plant in Nebraska faced “unlawful harassment” because of their religion.

CAIR-Chicago is representing Officer Abraham Yasin in an employment discrimination case. Yasin was harassed by fellow officers in incidents spanning over a year, and is seeking justice for the violation of his rights.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) filed a complaint in federal court today on behalf of a Muslim woman who claims to have suffered harassment at her workplace where she served as a personal banker.

A Muslim woman, visiting Chicago, was refused service at the baggage check in station at the airport on her way back home to the west coast.

After no explanation as to why she was being refused service, the woman demanded to speak to a supervisor at which point she was grabbed by the arm and pushed out of the way by one of the airline’s contracted employees; the woman is eight months pregnant.

The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today will attend a meeting between the Chicago Board of Education and the family of a 6th grader who was singled out and ridiculed by his teacher in class.

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham appeared at a status hearing on behalf of a Muslim man employed as an officer for a county sheriff.

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director appeared at a status hearing on behalf of a Muslim man who filed a complaint of discrimination against his employer. The man complained to his employer of harassment by another employee, but the employer did nothing to stop harassment. Shortly after, the Muslim employee was terminated.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney filed an employment discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a Muslim man who worked for a trucking company. The man’s complaint alleges that he was harassed for a year by his supervisor and then ultimately terminated on false grounds.

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