
COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS - CHICAGO | DEFENDING CIVIL RIGHTS. FIGHTING BIGOTRY. PROMOTING TOLERANCE
CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar met with the police chief of a local police department to discuss a matter that arose when two Muslim men were stopped by a local police officer.
CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar represented a Muslim man with a hearing disability in negotiations with his employer on December 14, 2006. The employer terminated the man after an alleged altercation with another employee. The man maintains that he acted in self-defense. Due to his poor understanding of the English language, the man could not [...]
CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar met with representatives of a large hotel chain in order to discuss the chain’s labor practices. Several employees of the chain, both documented and undocumented workers, have complained of unfair treatment. CAIR-Chicago will soon meet with the owner of the chain to discuss the issue, and is lining up Spanish [...]
CAIR-Chicago’s Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar represented a Muslim woman at a mediation session at the EEOC.
CAIR-Chicago’s Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar accompanied a client at a court hearing concerning a young man assaulting a Muslim boy.
CAIR-Chicago joined the “Hotel Workers Rising” Campaign earlier on this month. In addition to this campaign, our Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar has been in negotiations with a local Hilton Hotel concerning a complaint of discrimination received from a Muslim employee.
CAIR-Chicago’s Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar has been involved in a series of negotiations with the Cook County Sheriff’s Department concerning a discrimination complaint filed by a Muslim officer of this department.
CAIR-Chicago joined the “Hotel Workers Rising” Campaign earlier on this month. In addition to this campaign, our Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar has been in negotiations with a local Hilton Hotel concerning a complaint of discrimination received from a Muslim employee.