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CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Department Embarks on Cab Driver Project with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
The CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Department was trained by AFSC representatives regarding a collaborative effort to address issues facing Chicago cab drivers
CAIR-Chicago Co-Sponsors Civic Engagement Workshop
CAIR-Chicago, along with several other organizations co-sponsored a civic engagement workshop entitled, “Empowering Ourselves: Strengthening Our South Asian Voice”
CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Chapter’s First PILI Fellow, Tawfiq Ali
Tawfiq Ali is CAIR-Chicago's first Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow. Tawfiq is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy.
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Department Represents Woman in Police Misconduct Case
CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Bitta Mostofi represented a Muslim woman who had experienced misconduct by local police.
CAIR-Chicago Attends Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reception
CAIR-Chicago Government Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed attended the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reception, sponsored by Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL).
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Attends Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee Meeting
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham attended the Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee Meeting
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator to Participate in “Acting Free” Program
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham will be working with the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights (CCDBR) in a program in collaboration with the Pegasus Theater entitled the “Acting Free” Program
CAIR-Chicago Resolves Misunderstanding about Teaching Islam in Public School
After a Muslim parent had reported to CAIR-Chicago that her daughter’s World Religions course covered all major religions except for Islam
CAIR-Chicago Attends Meeting with Cab Drivers Association
CAIR-Chicago’s Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham and Staff Attorney Rima Kapitan attended a meeting held by the American Friends Service Committee regarding issues facing cab drivers in Chicago
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator on Radio Islam Discussing the Perception of Muslims in American Society
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham appeared on Radio Islam to discuss the perception of Islam and Muslims by American society
CAIR-Chicago Takes Part in Press Conference for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and Government Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed attended a press conference on Monday, May 7, 2007 at Hotel Allegro in Downtown, Chicago
Man Receives Citizenship After Four-Year Delay
A Muslim man participated in the oath ceremony for citizenship along with approximately 140 other individuals being naturalized.
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Represents Citizenship Delay Client in Status Hearing
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Bitta Mostoffi represented a man in a status hearing regarding his citizenship delay.
CAIR-Chicago Holds Community Forum on Comprehensive Immigration Reform at Mosque Foundation
CAIR-Chicago Government Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed and Staff Attorney Bitta Mostofi held a community briefing on comprehensive immigration reform, along with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and Mosque Foundation
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Speaks on Panel at Columbia College
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham spoke on a panel at Columbia College in Chicago, addressing the students of a course entitled “Human Rights: History, Ideology and Spin
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Represents Muslim Woman in EEOC Mediation
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Rima Kapitan represented a Muslim woman in a mediation session with the EEOC. The woman's hours were reduced immediately after she began wearing a headscarf (hijab).
CAIR-Chicago Speaks Out for Comprehensive Immigration Reform at Press Conference
CAIR-Chicago Government Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed spoke out in favor of comprehensive immigration reform
CAIR-Chicago Attorneys Represent Clients in Two Citizenship Delay Status Hearings
CAIR-Chicago Attorneys Heena Musabji and Bitta Mostofi represented clients in status hearings for complaints filed in federal court regarding citizenship delays
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Represents Citizenship Delay Client in Update Interview
CAIR-Chicago Attorney Bitta Mostofi represented a client experiencing citizenship delay in an update interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
CAIR-Chicago Outreach Coordinator Participates in Islam Awareness Week at Benedictine University
As part of Islam Awareness Week, Outreach Coordinator Dina Rehab, spoke on the headscarf worn by Muslim women, known as the hijab.

