Emma Melton of the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Abuatelah against the village of Oak Lawn and the three officers involved in the beating.
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CHICAGO - CAIR-Chicago hosted a news conference following the grand jury indictment of Oak Lawn Police officer, Patrick O’Donnell.
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CAIR-Chicago’s Staff Attorney Emma Melton, ESQ. responds to grand jury indictment of Oak Lawn police officer in bruutal beating of 17-year-old Hadi Abuatelah in July 2022.
Read MoreOfficials from the Illinois State Police have revoked the appointment of a prominent Chicago-area cleric to be its first Muslim chaplain. In a statement, state police officials said Sheikh Kifah Mustapha, the associate director of the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, could not serve as a volunteer chaplain "due to information revealed during the background investigation."
Read MoreSix years after the U.S. government barred Tariq Ramadan from entering the U.S., the controversial Muslim scholar will speak in Chicago on Saturday -- one of his first American appearances since U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised he would no longer be denied a visa for having alleged ties to terrorism. His opponents warn of danger ahead.
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