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CAIR-Chicago Attends Latino Caucus / ICIRR Press Conference
CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, and CAIR-Chicago's Communications Coordinator, Sultan Muhammad, joined activists from other Chicago organizations in a press conference held for the newly Latino elected Illinois officials and the Latino caucus
CAIR-Chicago 2006 Midterm Election Reflections
This year's election had some of the hottest races, with campaigns spending money in record amounts and state wide campaigns to mobilize constituents to the polls.
CAIR-Chicago Files IDHR Complaint Against Rock n' Roll McDonalds
CAIR-Chicago filed a charge of Discrimination with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) after receiving a complaint from three Middle Eastern men who were forcibly removed by security guards at the Rock n' Roll McDonalds in Downtown Chicago.
CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinator Presents at Loyola University on Charity in Islam
CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinator Sultan Muhammad spoke to students at Loyola University about the culture of charity in the Muslim faith on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at the Bremner Lounge.
Record Numbers Mobilize to the Polls in the Southwest Suburbs on Election Day
On Tuesday, November 7, 2006, two hundred volunteers poured into the Mosque Foundation's basement where New Americans Democracy Project Fellow Haady Taslim (a project lead by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and co-hosted by CAIR-Chicago) waited anxiously to start the day
Communications Coordinator Speaks at 'Justice in Evangelical Christian and Islamic Thought' Event
Muhammad sat on a panel with Dr. Tim Dearborn of World Vision International and Dr. Abdullah T. Antepli of the Hartford Seminary Foundation
CAIR-Chicago Becomes Affiliate of Illinois Legal-Aid Online
CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Department will now feature its services on www.IllinoisLegalAid.org, and its volunteer opportunities on www.Illinoislegaladvocate.org.
Dr. John Esposito and Ahmed Rehab Address the University of Chicago
CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab and Dr. John Esposito addressed a packed house of an estimated 1200 students at the Hutch Commons Hall of the University of Chicago on Wednesday.
Second Status Hearing for Citizenship Delay Case
CAIR-Chicago attorney Heena Musabji represented a citizenship delay client at his second status hearing at the Dirksen Federal Building
Muslim Students Resolve Prayer Accommodation Issue
A local university student had contacted CAIR-Chicago regarding his school's refusal to allocate prayer space for Muslims on campus.
CAIR-Chicago Attends University of Chicago Immigration Symposium
CAIR-Chicago Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed and Governmental Relations Intern Erin Hartnett attended the University of Chicago Legal Forum's Immigration Law and Policy Symposium on October 27th and 28th, 2006.
5 More Citizenship Delay Clients Undergoing Re-interview Process
3 individuals from CAIR-Chicago’s citizenship delay law suit against various governmental agencies were asked to come in for an update interview with USCIS yesterday.
CAIR-Chicago Conducts Nightly Phone Banking Sessions in Bridgeview
Volunteers and activists in the Mosque Foundation community have been gathering at the Universal School for nightly phone banking sessions to American Muslim registered voters in the third congressional district.
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

