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CAIR-Chicago Represents a Student Before the Board of Education
CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney, Heena Musabji and Civil Rights Intern, Azhar Kothawala, met with a local school board to discuss the fairness of the punishment of a student.
DHS, USCIS, and FBI Discuss Citizenship Delay at Mosque Foundation
CAIR-Chicago hosted a panel of US government representatives last Thursday at the Mosque Foundation of Bridgeview in order to explore the reasons behind the widespread delay in Citizenship Applications for members of the Muslim community.
CAIR-Chicago Employment Discrimination Project Successfully Resolves Retaliation Against Muslim Police Officer
CAIR-Chicago’s Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator Maaria Mozaffar successfully resolved a complaint of discrimination reported by a Muslim police officer.
CAIR-Chicago's "Arlington Heights Hijab Case" Media Digest
This week CAIR-Chicago conducted a large scale mobilization effort to protect the civil rights of a Muslim-American activist.
CAIR-Chicago Successfully Resolves Employment Discrimination Compliant
CAIR-Chicago's Staff Attorney, Heena Musabji, and Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator, Maaria Mozaffar, represented a Muslim man in a private mediation session through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
CAIR-Chicago Represents Muslim Woman at Unemployment Benefits Hearing
CAIR-Chicago’s Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator Maaria Mozaffar represented a woman at an unemployment benefits hearing.
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Citizenship Delay Workshop at the Mosque Foundation
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham and AAAN Family Empowerment Program Director Ahlam Jbarra conducted a workshop regarding the lengthy delays in obtaining citizenship that many Muslims are facing.
CAIR-Chicago Resolves Incident Involving Harassment of Muslim Tenant
CAIR-Chicago recently resolved an incident in which a Muslim man was being harassed by a fellow tenant in his building.
CAIR-Chicago Represents Woman at Meeting With Employers to Address Issues of Discrimination
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham represented a Muslim woman at a meeting with her employers to address issues of discrimination, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment brought on by her co-workers and direct supervisor.
CAIR-Chicago Externship Recruitment at John Marshall Law School
Christina Abraham, Civil Rights Coordinator, and Dina Rehab, Outreach Coordinator, will present on the externship opportunities available to Law Students.
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Sensitivity Training for Faculty of Chicago Public High School
CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Coordinator, Christina Abraham, conducted sensitivity training for the faculty of Foreman High School in Chicago, as well as a session for students confronting the stereotypes about Muslims that became widespread after 9/11.
Civil Rights Coordinator to Speak on the PATRIOT Act in Highland Park
CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham will be a panelist at a town hall forum on the PATRIOT Act sponsored by the Chicagoland Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights and the Tenth Dems.
CAIR-Chicago Resolves Complaint of Discrimination Against a Local University
Maaria Mozaffar, CAIR-Chicago’s Legal Advisor met with several representatives from a local university, including the Head of the Chemistry Department, faculty members of the Department, the Dean of Students and members of the Office of Equity and Access to resolve an issue of discrimination involving a Muslim undergraduate student.
CAIR-Chicago Meets with Amnesty International on Prison Project
CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Coordinator, Christina Abraham, and Prison Project Coordinator, Mariyam Hussain met with Robert Shultz, of Amnesty International.
Press Statement: CAIR Issues Travel Advisory for U.S. Muslims
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today issued a travel advisory for Muslim citizens who will be attending a conference in Canada this weekend or participating in the upcoming Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.
CAIR Pocket Guide: Your Rights as an Airline Passenger
As an airline passenger, you are entitled to courteous, respectful and non-stigmatizing treatment by airline and security personnel.
CAIR-Chicago Meets With Internal Affairs of Chicago Police Department
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham met with Assistant Deputy Superintendent Debra Kirby on Thursday to discuss the Chicago Police Department’s procedures in handling complaints against officers for police misconduct.