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CAIR-Chicago Appeals Administrative Ruling
CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Extern Amy Chiang, under the supervision of Attorney Rima Kapitan, filed a substantive appeal on the corrected case concerning a man pulled over for an alleged traffic violation and later experiencing derogatory comments from officers at the police station.
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Presents on Civic Engagement
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relation Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed gave a presentation to a group of 20 students at Northwestern University about actively engaging students in the political process on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Norris Student Center at Northwestern University.
CAIR-Chicago's Cultural Sensitivity Speaker at the Art Institute of Chicago
On October 25, CAIR-Chicago's Cultural Sensitivity Speaker, Veronica Zapata, gave a presentation at the Art Institute of Chicago to 30 students in a course analyzing democracy
CAIR-Chicago Ramadan 2006 Outreach Digest
As we enter the final days of the blessed month of Ramadan, CAIR-Chicago's Ramadan Outreach effort ends successfully after having met with various Masjids and Islamic Centers in the Chicagoland area and beyond.
CAIR-Chicago at CBA/CBF Pro Bono & Community Service Fair
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator attended the Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation Pro Bono Fair.
CAIR-Chicago Rejects Settlement Offer
CAIR-Chicago's attorney Rima Kapitan attended a status hearing on behalf of a Muslim man seeking to correct a clerical error through a "nunc pro tunc" order.
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Attends Citizenship Delay Class Action Status Hearing
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Heena Musabji attended the third status hearing at the Dirksen Federal Building for the pending Citizenship Delay class action suit
CAIR-Chicago Holds Volunteer Training in Bridgeview for Election Day
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed and New Americans Democracy Project (NADP) Haady Taslim conducted a volunteer training session at the Muslim Youth Center in Bridgeview, Illinois on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Conducts Initial Meeting with Opposing Party in Employment Discrimination Case
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Rima Kapitan met with the opposing party regarding a case of employment discrimination.
Two Citizenship Delay Class Action Plaintiffs Sworn-in as U.S. Citizens
One hundred and forty three people from 42 different countries packed the courtroom in the federal building and became citizens of the United States of America.
CAIR-Chicago Launches its Second Annual Ramadan Outreach Program
s a chapter of the largest Muslim Civil Rights organization in the United States, it is our duty to empower our local constituents with services that protect their rights in the case of religious discrimination, biased media reporting, problems in attaining citizenship status...etc.
Village Meeting Passes Recommendation on Eliminating Discriminatory Parking Ban
Lombard Community members came to an agreement that the current parking ban unfairly targets Muslims and should be reformed.
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Voter Registration Drive at Bait-Ul-Ilm
CAIR-Chicago Government Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed, Staff Attorney Heena Musabji and Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and several volunteers held a voter registration drive on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at the Bait-Ul-Ilm in Streamwood, Illinois before and after Maghrib (sunset) prayer.
CAIR-Chicago Attends the Illinois Coalition for Immigrants and Refugee Rights Consultation Dinner
CAIR-Chicago Board President, Safaa Zarzour attended a consultation dinner on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Represents Muslim in Case Against Chicago Police
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Rima Kapitan represented a man in court appealing citations he received that resulted in the suspension of his chauffeur's license.
CAIR-Chicago in Negotiations with Cook County Sheriff's Office
CAIR-Chicago's Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar has been involved in a series of negotiations with the Cook County Sheriff's Department concerning a discrimination complaint filed by a Muslim officer of this department.
CAIR-Chicago Continues to Support the Rights of Hotel Workers Negotiations with the Hilton
CAIR-Chicago joined the "Hotel Workers Rising" Campaign earlier on this month. In addition to this campaign, our Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar has been in negotiations with a local Hilton Hotel concerning a complaint of discrimination received from a Muslim employee.
CAIR-Chicago Assists Local Muslim Community in Addressing "No-Parking" Regulations Targeting Muslims Attending Friday Prayer Services
The Muslim community of a local suburb was outraged at their village’s decision to enact "No Parking" signs in a residential area near the mosque they attend. The signs would have prohibited parking in the area on Fridays from 12-3pm.
Library Launches Quarterly Program on Islam
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.
CAIR-Chicago Meets with Delegation from Kyrgyzstan
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.

