CAIR-Chicago & Partners Represent at MAS-ICNA 2025
Communications Director, Hafsa Haider alongside Outreach Coordinator, Taqio Rahman, represented CAIR-Chicago at the joint booth with CAIR National & CAIR Action at the annual MAS-ICNA convention from Dec 26-Dec 28.
Hafsa had the opportunity to deliver a youth empowerment and anti-bullying workshop for girls ages 9-13!
On Saturday, Dec. 27th, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney, Noah Halpern, joined Amina Barhumi — Advocacy Policy Lead, Muslim Civic Coalition and Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid — Illinois House District 21, for the session:
“Passing Laws with Purpose: The Halal/Kosher Bill,” takes a closer look at how Illinois’ Faith By Plate Act moved from a community need to statewide legislation. This panel will walk through the strategy behind the bill, what it took to build a coalition, and how similar efforts can be replicated in other states.