What: DePaul University's Islamic World Studies Program, PBS and WETA, with sponsorship from DePaul's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' Global Voices series and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, would like to invite you to the second Town Hall Meeting in the Islam: Image versus Reality series, which will prescreen clips from several of the films to be shown in the America at a Crossroads series produced by WETA, the Washington, D.C. PBS station.

What: Presentation on the Basics of the Islamic faith: its history, sacred texts, fundamental laws and common misconceptions. The event is part of the church's adult education program

What: CULTURE OF VIOLENCE: LEBANON SUMMER OF 2006 (A Lecture with Sami Hermez)

What: DePaul University Non-Violence and Social Justice TEACH INTopic: Islam, Pluralism and Democracy in America and the West.

What: "Getting to Know Muslim America"

What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah) Who: Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director

What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah) Speaker: Ahmed Rehab CAIR-Chicago Executive Director

What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah)

Speaker: Emad Hammwi CAIR-Chicago Volunteer Activist

What: "The Current Threat to Civil Liberties"

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.

CAIR-Chicago is co-sponsoring a blood drive this Thursday, December 21st, at the Downtown Islamic Center.

Details: The Springfield Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the endorsement of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Illinois is holding a “Town Hall” Meeting in Peoria, Illinois, for the IL Muslim Community on Saturday, December 9, 2006.

What: Muslim Journal Annual Dinner 'A Time to be Grateful'- “Which of the Favors of Your Lord will You Deny?” (Qur’an, Surah 55 – Ar Rahman, The Merciful Benefactor)

In the United States today, we are witnessing the gradual deterioration of the legal rights, civil liberties and humane policies for which our government once stood. In response to terrorist threats, security on all levels is expanding along with concerns over the reach of new security techniques and mechanisms.

What: Panel Discussion, “The Muslim Vote 2006: Reviewing the Results: Improving the Outcomes” at the Community Builders West meeting

On Sept 12, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI quoted a 14th century Byzantine emperor as saying: "Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and you will find things that are evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." Muslims all over the world took offense by these words. Emotions flared, civil discord grew and in some instances, violence ensued. Confusion and unanswered questions are now prevalent on both sides. In the midst of all the misunderstanding, one certainty remains... dialogue is eminent. Let's talk!

What: Panel on Career Day at Aqsa School

Join us for a transatlantic dialogue with Ahmed Rehab, the Executive Director of the Chicago-branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago). CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties group.

This year in observation of Hunger Awareness Week, Loyola University and the Muslim Student Association of Loyola University explore the significance of helping the poor and underprivileged from the Islamic perspective.

Who: CAIR-Chicago Community Organizer and Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) New Americans Democracy Project Fellow, Haady Taslim with Host Frederick Al-Deen What: Discussion of CAIR-Chicago's political mobilization work in the Bridgeview area.