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Communications Coordinator, Sultan Muhammad to Participate in "Being Muslim in America" Forum
What: "Being Muslim in America" - Muslim brothers and sisters share their experiences followed by dialogue and Iftar. All community members of different faiths are welcome.
Ramadan Outreach - Muslim Community Center
What: Ramadan OutreachWhere: Muslim Community Center
U.S. District Court Congratulates CAIR-Chicago
CAIR-Chicago’s Attorney Heena Musabji received a notice from the U.S. District Court Office congratulating one of our Plaintiffs on recently becoming a U.S. Citizen.
Radical Conservative Actively Misguides Readers
Carol Turoff's tirade in the Conservative Voice, "Reflections on Ramadan: The Pope Must Die" (September 28th, 2006), is so severely devoid of intellectual integrity that it does not merit a formal response.However, the piece is worth analyzing as a case study of the machinations typically employed in America's thriving Islamophobic industry.
Ask Post Offices to Stock Eid Stamps
(CHICAGO, IL - 9/28/06) CAIR is asking members of the American Muslim community to contact local postmasters and request that they stock the stamp commemorating Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha when it is re-issued on October 6, 2006, as part of the "Holiday Series." In past years, there have been reports that the Eid stamp was unavailable in some post offices
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 Attends Subpoena Hearing
CAIR-Chicago’s Attorney Rima Kapitan attended a hearing in Circuit Court concerning a subpoena asking for irrelevant information in a case regarding Academic Freedom.
Chicago Sun-times: Impudent cartoon
OK, so I have witnessed the impudent display of reductionism otherwise known as a Jack Higgins cartoon last Wednesday. I have seen his characterization of the Prophet Muhammad as a sword-wielding, raging lunatic with a mountain of skulls at his trail.
Pope - Muhammad cartoon has it all wrong
Ok, so I have witnessed the impudent display of reductionism otherwise known as a Jack Higgins cartoon, last Wednesday. I have seen his characterization of the Prophet Muhammad as a sword-wielding, raging lunatic with a mountain of skulls at his trail. I have noted his insinuation that Islam itself inspires the violence we see on our TV screens - as opposed to, say, ignorance, poverty, repression, or radicalization.
Ramadan Outreach - Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs
What: Ramadan OutreachWhere: Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs
Executive Director to Present at Islamic Foundation North
What: The importance of Muslim-American civic participation
Chicago Sun Times: Visiting Muslim leader: pope's speech improper
In one fell swoop, Pope Benedict XVI imploded bridges built by his predecessors with his recent remarks that sparked fury across the Muslim world, one of the world's top Muslim leaders said here Saturday.
Chicago Sun Times: Ramadan fast more than food, water
Chicago attorney Janaan Hashim will begin fasting for Ramadan the morning after the new moon is first sighted over North America, probably tonight. Her husband will start when it's seen over the Middle East.
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.
Hope Not Hate – Speech & Panel Discussion
WHAT - Hope not Hate – Speech & Panel Discussion
Another Citizenship Delay Case Resolved
Another Muslim man was sworn in after having experienced almost a two and half year delay in obtaining his citizenship.
BBC News: US Muslims 'well integrated'
Britain may be able to learn lessons from the US with regards to Muslim integration within domestic society.
Civil Rights Intern Meets with National Lawyers Guild Representative
CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Intern Samina Sulemanjee met with Ryann Zalewski, an Executive Board Member of the National Lawyers Guild Chicago chapter (NLG), to discuss the planning of a speaker-panel event in November.
Rehab, Cohen to Discuss Perceptions of Islam at John Marshall Law School
What: The Impact of Mass Media on Public Perceptions of Islam

