Fadi Farhan, Governmental Relations Director of CAIR-Chicago as well as a member of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), the Mosque Foundation of Bridgeview, the Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP), and the Muslim Civil Rights Center (MCRC), met with State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins of the 16th District to discuss the issue of Muslim charitable contributions in Illinois.

CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2004: An unfortunate, but expected, decision was rendered today by a jury who heard one side of the story, the Muslim Civil Rights Committee (MCRC), said.