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Social Justice Fair
The University of Chicago's Muslim Student Association held a Social Justice Fair as part of its annual Islamic Awareness Week.
CAIR-Chicago Meets with Village Attorney to Discuss Police Misconduct Case
CAIR-Chicago met with the attorney for a village involved in a police misconduct case.
CAIR-Chicago Co-Sponsors Cafe Finjan
CAIR-Chicago is currently in the planning process of its third Cafe Finjan event.
CAIR- Chicago Co-Sponsors Two Part Lecture Series
On Saturday, April 1, 2006, CAIR-Chicago volunteers and interns participated in the first of a two part workshop series on 501(c)3 guidelines which took place at the Indo-American Center located in Chicago.
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Sensitivity Training for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers
CAIR-Chicago conducted sensitivity training for approximately 30 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and administrators in Chicago.
CAIR-Chicago Attends National Immigration Conference
Following suite on Monday afternoon, immigrant organizations convened on the West Lawn of the Capitol Building to speak out against the anti-immigration legislation on the Senate Floor.
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Citizenship Delay Workshop at the Mosque Foundation
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham and AAAN Family Empowerment Program Director Ahlam Jbarra conducted a workshop regarding the lengthy delays in obtaining citizenship that many Muslims are facing.
Attorneys for Citizenship Delay Project Meet With Clients
Attorneys for the Citizenship Delay Project met with 14 clients to inform the clients of the progress that has been made on the project and the next steps that are soon to come.
CAIR-Chicago Resolves Incident Involving Harassment of Muslim Tenant
CAIR-Chicago recently resolved an incident in which a Muslim man was being harassed by a fellow tenant in his building.
CAIR-Chicago Takes Part in the First Annual Developing Justice Summit
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed and Governmental Relations Intern Serim Cetin went to Springfield Illinois on Thursday, March 23, 2006 with the Inner city Muslim Action Network.
CAIR-Chicago Mobilizes Voters to the Polls
CAIR-Chicago volunteers knocked on close to 150 doors in the third congressional district to encourage registered voters to go to the polls on Tuesday, March 21, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Meets with CAIR-Chicago
CAIR-Chicago Incoming Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham met with U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) Director of Field Operations Robert Gomez and Assistant Director of the Chicago Field Office Brian Humphrey.
CAIR-Chicago Encourages Registered Voters to Vote in the Illinois Primary Elections
CAIR-Chicago’s Governmental Relations Department has been conducting an active Get Out the Vote Campaign.
CAIR-Chicago Promotes Active Civic Participation
The CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Department has been working to organize the Muslim community in the third congressional district by leading several political mobilization efforts.
CAIR-Chicago Participates in Public Truth Hearing for Muhammad Salah
CAIR-Chicago was present for a Public Truth Hearing on behalf of Muhammad Salah, the Bridgeview man being indicted based on confessions he signed while under torture by the Israeli army approximately 10 years ago.
CAIR-Chicago Meets with DHS
CAIR-Chicago Communications Director Ahmed Rehab and Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham, along with a number of Muslim community leaders, met with representatives from the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and local FBI and DHS officials.
CAIR-Chicago Attends Candidates Forum for Illinois 3rd Congressional District Primary Elections
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed and Governmental Relations Intern John Rush attended a candidates’ forum for the upcoming primary election in the 3rd congressional district on Thursday, March 9 in the southwest suburbs.
CAIR-Chicago Assists Muslim Immigrant Detainee
CAIR-Chicago assisted in re-uniting a Muslim immigrant detainee with his family.
CAIR-Chicago Meets with 6th Congressional District Democratic Candidate Christine Cegalis
CAIR-Chicago Communications Director Ahmed Rehab and Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed met with Democratic candidate Christine Cegalis running for U.S. Congress on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 in her Lombard campaign headquarters.
Prayer Vigil in Support of a Fair and Open Hearing for Muhammad Salah
On Monday March 6th, CAIR-Chicago and community members attended a vigil at the Chicago Federal Plaza to peacefully protest the closed hearings determining the admissibility of torture induced confessions in the Muhammad Salah case.

