CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinators Aymen Abdel Halim and Leena Saleh will be giving a joint presentation discussing the role of women in Islam and the effect media has on the perception of Muslims in America. Attending will be students from Carthage College who are studying the role of women in the literature and arts of the contemporary Middle East.

The Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative is looking for artists for the upcoming Cafe Finjan on Thursday, March 15, 2012. This year's Cafe Finjan will feature art that explores the theme “New Roots Chicago: Digging our past and branching into our future.” Apply Today!

Come join us at the CAIR-Chicago Annual Banquet and celebrate another year of success. The banquet will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Sign up now to volunteer at the banquet and earn a free ticket!

Come join us at the CAIR-Chicago Annual Banquet and celebrate another year of success. The banquet will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Sign up now to volunteer at the banquet and earn a free ticket!

Come and join other Americans of conscience in opposing the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 which will allow indefinite detentions without a trial. Call on President Obama to veto NDAA 2012 if it contains these unconstitutional provisions.

On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, CAIR-Chicago was honored to host the Golden Door Coalition in the CAIR-Chicago Gallery. Through the joint effort of its many member organizations, Golden Door seeks to promote safety, shelter and new life for those refugees seeking to call Illinois home. CAIR-Chicago applauds their effort, and welcomes the opportunity to provide a comfortable space for them to use.

Reem Rahman, Project and Knowledge Manager of Ashoka Changemakers (Washington, DC), will share Ashoka's approach toward acting as a catalyst for massive social impact across the globe, including an exclusive demo of her team's newest open-source, beta platform.

Reem Rahman, Project and Knowledge Manager of Ashoka Changemakers (Washington, DC), will share Ashoka's approach toward acting as a catalyst for massive social impact across the globe, including an exclusive demo of her team's newest open-source, beta platform.

Join us for a community discussion and celebration in honor of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Arab Heritage Month.

CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, will deliver the Friday khutba/lecture at Northwestern University's Islamic prayer service on November 4th.

CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Director, Amina Sharif will present to Roosevelt University’s class on November 28th, 2011.

Amina Sharif, the Communication Director will be examining the anti-Shariah phenomenon at Chicago-Kent College of Law’s panel on November 15th, 2011.

Rehab along with other experts will discuss the Arab Spring phenomenon, what’s behind the movement, its international and national implications, and if democracy is now a certainty in the Arab world.

Ahmed Rehab, the Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago will be giving the Khutbah for Eid-Al-Adha at Al-Azhar Islamic Foundation on November 6th, 2011.

Amina Sharif will be speaking to a class at the University of Illinois at Chicago about the important role communications and public relations plays in non-profit activism and the skills required to be an effective social justice leader today.

Amina Sharif is speaking with a DePaul University classroom about Middle-Eastern communities in the US. The class, which is taught by Professor Mazen Istanbouli, covers political socialization as well as identity. Sharif presents to the class a brief history of American Muslims.

Join MWA and CAIR-Chicago for the screening of Bonsai People, a feature length documentary film that explores the work of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.

The film “follows a predominately Arab-American high school football team from a working-class Detroit suburb as they practice for their big cross-town rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, revealing a community holding onto its Islamic faith while they struggle for acceptance in post 9/11 America.“  Watch a  trailer for the movie here: http://fordsonthemovie.com/trailer.php

Join us this Saturday in celebrating another year of progress and accomplishment at the Council on Islamic Organization of Greater Chicago's annual CommUnity Dinner.