Mateen Hussein filed a complaint with CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Department about a book he checked out for his young children at the Glenside Public Library District. The book about the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s) had several pictures depicting the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.), which is considered improper in Islam. The book also contained information on Islam that provided an overtly biased and radical view of Islam.

A delegation of 7 mosque leaders and youth leaders from Kyrgyzstan visited with CAIR-Chicago personnel on September 6th at CAIR-Chicago’s downtown office.

On August 29th, 2006, one of the first complainants of CAIR-Chicago's Citizenship Delay Project took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America, finally becoming a U.S. citizen after waiting for over two years after taking his citizenship examination. The man's application, alongside countless other Muslims, had been pending security and background checks.

CAIR set up a full-time booth at the ISNA convention, shared by CAIR-Chicago, where the new CAIR logo was launched. The new brand was launched to better represent CAIR’s mission statement and work. In addition to new CAIR paraphernalia, passers-by were provided with ample information on the services CAIR provides to Muslims in the United States. Information on CAIR-Chicago was also available to local constituents. CAIR and CAIR-Chicago officials spoke and moderated several sessions.

ABC 7 Chicago commemorates the 5th anniversary of 9/11 and looks back at how the worst terror attack on U.S. soil has changed us as a nation and as Chicagoans with a half-hour special, "9/11: How We’ve Changed." Hosts Ron Magers, Kathy Brock and Cheryl Burton will delve into those changes, providing a close-up look at the current state of security and preparedness, civil liberties and Muslim relations in Chicago during this commercial free special which will air on Sunday, September, 10th at 10:35 p.m.

CAIR-Chicago and the Organization of Islamic Speakers Midwest (OISM) held Cultural Diversity Training Sessions at the Bridgeview Courthouse

Dina Rehab, CAIR-Chicago's Outreach Coordinator, participated in a Habitat for Humanity event organized by JFG Mortgage (www.jfgcorp.com).

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed attended the annual membership meeting for the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) on Wednesday, August 16, 2006.

CAIR-Chicago’s Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar, Law Clerk Azam Khan, and Civil Rights Intern Samina Sulemanjee conducted an outreach presentation at the Downtown Islamic Center (DIC) at their monthly Sunday Brunch.

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham, and Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed had a meeting on Thursday, August 10, 2006 with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky at her Evanston office.

The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) announced today that it is joining UNITE HERE's bi-national grassroots campaign to generate better working conditions for impoverished workers in the hotel industry.

Civil Rights Interns Ausaf Farooqi and Azam Khan visited Mr. Enaam Arnaout on Friday, July 21st at the Federal Prison in Oxford, Wisconsin in order to assist him with his civil rights claims. In the three hour visit, the two interns spoke with Arnaout about his case, as well as his former role as an activist in the Muslim community and his life in prison. Khan described Arnaout as "a charismatic guy," whom he had an enjoyable experience meeting. Even in his difficult circumstances, Arnaout is determined in his struggle to confront the injustices done to him.

CAIR-Chicago’s Volunteer Attorney Rima Kapitan went to court for matters involved in a racial profiling case. The case involves a taxi driver who was pulled over by the police. Upon pulling the driver over, officers then proceeded to take out their guns, cuff him, and take him in. He was detained for 7 hours and insulted profusely. His cab was towed and the officers would not tell the driver what the charges were against him.

Approximately 30 people attended the panel where CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham and two prominent civil rights attorneys presented on the civil rights of Muslim women at the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum.

Approximately 30 people attended the panel where CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham and two prominent civil rights attorneys presented on the civil rights of Muslim women at the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum.

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed, Communications Coordinator Sultan Muhammad, and the Mosque Foundation’s Sheikh Kifah Mustafa met with Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at his district office.

One count of assault against a Muslim limo driver was dismissed after CAIR-Chicago attorneys Heena Musabji and Rima Kaptian filed a motion to drop charges against the driver.

Cafe 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 post 9-11. The goal of the series is to establish points of contact and nurture a greater understanding between Jews and Muslims of Chicago by creating spaces for Jews, Muslims, and others of diverse backgrounds to come together and give voice to their identity and experience as part of a larger community.

Through the echoes of conflict and warfare a voice of collective reason, moderation, and resolve rose to assume the challenges of a new world. The "Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow" (MLT) Conference of 2006 has positioned a fresh response aimed at reshaping the context of the adverse circumstances of global Muslim communities in order to establish alternative settings for their benefit and progress.

With goals of mobilizing 45,000 people to come to the polls on November 7, 5,000 people in the weeks prior to Election Day, and 15,000 new voter registrations additions in the state of Illinois, CAIR-Chicago, along with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and other host organizations, has launched an electoral summer campaign.