When asked what kind of attorney she is, Janaan Hashim has a sharp reply.

“A good one,” Hashim said with a laugh.

She is one of six attorneys in a new, all-female, all-Muslim, all-working-mother law firm in Palos Heights. The women named their venture Amal Law Group.

CAIR-Chicago Attorneys Heena Musabji and Bitta Mostofi represented clients in status hearings for complaints filed in federal court regarding citizenship delays

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

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.”

A Muslim man was issued citizenship after filing a complaint in federal court. CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji represented the man in his complaint against USCIS.

CAIR-Chicago’s Staff Attorney Heena Musabji represented a client at a status hearing regarding a delay in his naturalization application.

CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham, and Staff Attorney Heena Musabji met with the FBI’s Community Liaison.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji attended the Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee meeting where the topic discussed was “Taking it to the Clients: A Sample of Innovative Outreach Methods.” The presentation described sample outreach methods that legal aid organizations are using to reach clients. The featured organizations were the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan [...]

CAIR Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji represented a Muslim man, unjustly delayed in obtaining citizenship, in federal court. He has been waiting 2 years and 5 months since he was told he passed his citizenship interview. The Department of Homeland Security points to the FBI name check not being completed as the reason for the [...]

In the month of December, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji has had 14 status hearings in federal court representing Muslims who have experienced delays in obtaining citizenship. Two of the Muslims were granted citizenship in December, while others were re-interviewed by USCIS, and some are set for trial. The latest status hearing for the class [...]