Delays in the citizenship process caused a spike in civil rights complaints by Muslims in Illinois last year, a civil liberties group reported Tuesday.

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The CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Department was trained by AFSC representatives regarding a collaborative effort to address issues facing Chicago cab drivers

DePaul University recently acted to deny tenure to Professors Norman Finkelstein and Mehrene Larudee.

Tawfiq Ali is CAIR-Chicago's first Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow. Tawfiq is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy.

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham attended the Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee Meeting

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham will be working with the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights (CCDBR) in a program in collaboration with the Pegasus Theater entitled the “Acting Free” Program

CAIR-Chicago Attorney Rima Kapitan represented a Muslim woman in a mediation session with the EEOC. The woman's hours were reduced immediately after she began wearing a headscarf (hijab).

CAIR-Chicago Government Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed spoke out in favor of comprehensive immigration reform

CAIR-Chicago Attorneys Heena Musabji and Bitta Mostofi represented clients in status hearings for complaints filed in federal court regarding citizenship delays

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji presented at the DePaul College of Law Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic training titled, “Newer Practitioner Training on Basic Immigration Topics.”

CAIR-Chicago Volunteer Attorney Rima Kapitan filed amended charges of discrimination with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR).

A judge reversed and remanded a conviction against a Muslim cab driver for traffic violations that led to the suspension of the cab driver's chauffeur license.

A Muslim man was issued citizenship after filing a complaint in federal court. CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji represented the man in his complaint against USCIS.

CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham, and Staff Attorney Heena Musabji met with the FBI's Community Liaison.

The trial of a man charged with aggravated battery has been continued until next month. The man and another attacker is alleged to have beat a teenaged Arab boy with a led pipe.

CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar met with the police chief of a local police department to discuss a matter that arose when two Muslim men were stopped by a local police officer.

Join Chicago-area peace groups to take a "Stand Against Torture" and act in solidarity with others nation-wide protesting the 5 year anniversary of the first prisoners being brought to Guantanamo Bay.