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CAIR-Chicago Employment Discrimination Project Successfully Resolves Retaliation Against Muslim Police Officer
CAIR-Chicago’s Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator Maaria Mozaffar successfully resolved a complaint of discrimination reported by a Muslim police officer.
CAIR-Chicago Represents Local University Student Falsely Imprisoned
CAIR-Chicago facilitated a resolution at a local university after campus police unnecessarily detained a Muslim student for several hours.
700,000 Rally in Chicago - See Photos/Video
An estimated 700,000 people attended the Immigrants’ Rights march in downtown Chicago on May 1, 2006, in what has been said to be one of the largest rallies in American history.
The Chicago Bar Foundation Communications Workshop
CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator Sultan Muhammad attended the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Communications Workshop with a cross section of Illinois legal aid spokespersons and public interest law organization executives for a full day’s presentation designed to impart practical tools to improve outreach and advance the overall cause of equal access to justice.
CAIR-Chicago's "Arlington Heights Hijab Case" Media Digest
This week CAIR-Chicago conducted a large scale mobilization effort to protect the civil rights of a Muslim-American activist.
CAIR-Chicago's "Arlington Heights Hijab Case" Media Digest
This week CAIR-Chicago conducted a large scale mobilization effort to protect the civil rights of a Muslim-American activist.
CAIR-Chicago Speaks on Political Activism Panel
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed was invited to speak on a political activism panel discussion sponsored by Community Builders in Arlington Heights on Wednesday, April 26, 2006.
CAIR-Chicago Co-Sponsors Event on Torture
CAIR-Chicago co-sponsored a public forum on torture, entitled: Torture: Immoral, Illegal and Ineffective.
CAIR-Chicago Successfully Resolves Employment Discrimination Compliant
CAIR-Chicago's Staff Attorney, Heena Musabji, and Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator, Maaria Mozaffar, represented a Muslim man in a private mediation session through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
CAIR-Chicago Represents Muslim Woman at Unemployment Benefits Hearing
CAIR-Chicago’s Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator Maaria Mozaffar represented a woman at an unemployment benefits hearing.
CAIR-Chicago Holds Immigration Reform Workshop at the Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed conducted an informational workshop on immigration reform at the Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines on Friday, April 14, 2006.
CAIR-Chicago Meets with Chicago Police on Sensitivity Training
CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham met with Deputy Superintendent Dana Starks and Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) Director Vance Henry to discuss strategies to bridge the gap between the Muslim community and Chicago Police.
CAIR-Chicago Co-Sponsors Community Immigration Briefing Session
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), along with many co-sponsors including CAIR-Chicago, held a community briefing session on current immigration legislation in the United States Senate at Truman College on Monday, April 10 which was also the National Day of Action for immigrant rights.
CAIR-Chicago Joins Jewish Community in Passover Seder
CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, and Operations Coordinator Sabah Ahmed joined 200 members of the Jewish community and friends in a Passover Seder ritual at the downtown Spertus Institute last Thursday.
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.

