
COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS - CHICAGO | DEFENDING CIVIL RIGHTS. FIGHTING BIGOTRY. PROMOTING TOLERANCE
The Muhammad Salah trial is in its final days, please attend to show your support for due process, anti-torture, and just application of the law. This case marks the first where an American court has allowed the prosecution of an American citizen based on an admission obtained under torture in a foreign country and in a language the defendant does not understand.
The Muhammad Salah trial is open to the public. Your courtroom attendance is encouraged.
The Muhammad Salah trial is open to the public. Your courtroom attendance is encouraged.
Hailed by the government as a victory in the war on terror, the case is seen by some in the Arab-American community as part of a broader crackdown on Muslim charities and an erosion of constitutional guarantees of due process and a fair trial.
The trial of Rehana Khan, a Muslim girl of Pakistani-descent from Illinois who had her headscarf or hijab ripped off after she and several others were arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at a rally for immigrant rights last year, has finally been scheduled for April 25.
NEW YORK, April 23: The trial involving Rehana Khan, a Muslim girl of Pakistani-origin who had her headscarf (or hijab) ripped off after she and several others were arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at a rally for immigrants’ rights last year, has been scheduled for April 25.
The trial involving Rehana Khan, a Muslim girl of Pakistani-descent who had her headscarf (hijab) ripped off after she and several others were arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at a rally for immigrant rights last year has finally been scheduled next week.
CHICAGO – On the 12th floor of the federal courthouse in Chicago, a hearing is taking place in a terrorist money-laundering case that has all the intrigue of a novel, complete with Israeli agents, disguises and allegations of torture.