WHAT: "Women's Rights in Islam" Lecture and Discussion

May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labor Day, which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labor movement such as the recognition of the eight hour work day.

CAIR-Chicago Sensitivity Training Coordinator, Veronica Zapata will be lecturing on the subject of “Understanding Islam and Muslim Students” as a part of a new course at Loyola University set to begin April 5, 2008. The course aims to increase the understanding of non-Muslim educators and intellectuals throughout the Chicagoland area and nearby suburbs.

CAIR and the Bosnian-American community representatives will provide an informational workshop on community development, voting empowerment opportunities and its effects, and the purpose of the Bosnian-American Advisory Council on Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington D.C.

Congressman Keith Ellison will be the key note speaker for CAIR-NJ's 2008 Annual Banquet. Ahmed Rehab, CAIR’s National Strategic Communications Coordinator and CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director will be a guest speaker.

This March 6 - 20 the Remy Bumppo Theatre will explore the tension between national security and individual freedom through modern classics, world premieres, hip hop and more.

WHAT: MCC Full Time School Benefit Dinner "Accountability & Responsibility: Leading by Example"

WHAT: Averroes Academy Annual Fundraising Dinner 2008

WHAT: Discrimination Against Muslims Post 9/11WHEN: March 4, 2008; 4:50pm – 5:50pm

WHAT: Friday Sermon (Khuthbah)SPEAKER: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director, CAIR-Chicago

WHAT: On Feb. 22nd IMAN will be hosting a special Black History Month Community Cafe in partnership with DePaul's UMMA (United Muslims Moving Ahead) student group. IMAN's bi-monthly, Community Cafe has been a space for artists, scholars, leaders, and community members to exchange their work, share their ideas, and learn from each other through creative expression.

WHAT: Friday Sermon (Khuthbah)SPEAKER: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director, CAIR-Chicago

WHAT: Friday Sermon (Khuthbah)SPEAKER: Safaa Zarzour, Board Chairman, CAIR-Chicago

WHAT - "Know Your Rights" workshop at the Mosque Foundation Community Center

WHAT: CAFÉ FINJAN is a series of interfaith arts exchanges, begun in 2004 by the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs as part of its Jewish-Muslim Community-Building Initiative. Come join new and old friends for a night of comedy, music, song, and spoken word in an intimate coffeehouse setting on the edge of the West Town and Noble Square neighborhoods.

WHAT: Islamic Center of Naperville Monthly Brief and Potluck; Lecture from Ahmed Rehab of CAIR-Chicago; Youth Activities

WHAT: Third Congressional District Candidates' Forum WHO: Co-Chaired by Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, Edith Robles, Southwest Organizing Project; confirmed candidates Mark Pera and Jerry Bennett.

WHAT: CAIR-New Jersey Muslim Youth Leadership Program