On August 21st, CAIR-Chicago will receive at its downtown office a delegation of graduate students and Islamic educators from Jordan. The all-women delegation wishes to learn more about CAIR’s efforts to advance the political rights of the Muslim community, as well as how Muslims engage in the political process, locally and nationally, in the United States.

Feature 261 Café Finjan is a series of interfaith arts exchanges, begun in 2004 by the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) as part of its Jewish-Muslim Community-Building Initiative.

Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, will be taking part in CAIR-California's 4th annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program (MYPL) which is taking place this week from August 14-17th, 2008.

The UNITY '08 Convention will be the largest gathering of journalists of color. Nearly 10,000 journalists and media executives will meet to discuss timely issues affecting journalism and the media industry.

On Thursday, July 17, CAIR-Chicago, in cooperation with other organizations, will co-sponsor its fourth biannual blood drive at the Downtown Islamic Center in Chicago, Ill.

Come and join us in the Launch of a National Campaign to register and mobilize Immigrant Voters in order to win full citizenship for immigrants in the U.S.

CAIR-Chicago will join the strikers of the Congress Hotel and UNITE HERE Local 1 as they continue to demonstrate for social justice and fairness.

The Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges Conference, sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association, will cover various topics regarding increasing diversity and raising awareness on issues important to different communities.

We invite vibrant Jewish and Muslim individuals to join the group and bring creative ideas and a progressive attitude to our discussions and action!

Continuing its partnership with the International Visitors Center of Chicago, CAIR-Chicago will host a scholar from France on April 29, 2008.

WHAT: Faith Based Activism: Muslim Americans Today

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"