Join us for a transatlantic dialogue with Ahmed Rehab, the Executive Director of the Chicago-branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago). CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties group.

Today the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced that this Monday, November 13, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley will preside over the grand opening ceremony of the Mosque Foundation Garden at Northerly Island, south of the Adler Planetarium. Local elected officials and members of the Chicago Muslim and interfaith communities will be in attendance.

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.

This year in observation of Hunger Awareness Week, Loyola University and the Muslim Student Association of Loyola University explore the significance of helping the poor and underprivileged from the Islamic perspective.

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

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’s Civil Rights Department will now feature its services on www.IllinoisLegalAid.org, and its volunteer opportunities on www.Illinoislegaladvocate.org.

Spectators packed Hutchison Commons last Wednesday night to hear renowned Islamic scholar John Esposito's talk entitled "Understanding Islam in the Modern World," organized by the Muslim Students Association (MSA).

CHICAGO: Amid copies of the Koran and Arabic calligraphy, a small American flag sits on a table in a corner of Ahmed Rehab's office at the Council on American-Islamic Relations here.

On Oct. 17, President George Bush signed the Military Commission Act of 2006 (H.R. 6166) into law, stating "This bill provides legal protections that ensure our military and intelligence personnel will not have to fear lawsuits filed by terrorists simply for doing their jobs.

CAIR's Chicago office said Thursday it had sent a letter, along with several other organizations, demanding a clarification from Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Ill., about recent comments he had made about racial profiling.

Who: CAIR-Chicago Community Organizer and Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) New Americans Democracy Project Fellow, Haady Taslim with Host Frederick Al-Deen What: Discussion of CAIR-Chicago's political mobilization work in the Bridgeview area.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced today that as a part of election activities, to encourage staff, interns, volunteers and community members to vote, the office will be closed on Election Day. It will also pull down its highly-visited website and replace it with a single splash page with the text, "We Vote."

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced today that it has issued a letter, along with the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA), and Illinois Coalition for Civil Liberties and a number of organizations, demanding a clarification from Congressman Jerry Weller (R-IL, 11th congressional district) on his recent comments about racial profiling.

If you are a registered voter in the State of Illinois, don't forget to vote! Polls are open from 6 am to 7 pm on Election Day so you can vote before you go to work, school, or your way home!

CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Department is finalizing plans for an upcoming event that is being co-sponsored by the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG).

What: Muslims in America - A Personal Experience

On Oct. 24th, Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Chicago, shed light on "Islam in the West: Five years after 9/11."

As tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, it is more important than ever for Western Evangelical Christians to begin a theological dialogue with Muslim theologians and leaders.

The University of Chicago Office of the Vice President and Dean of Students is partnering up once again with the Chicago Office of the Council On American-Islamic Relations to present the second installment of "Understanding Islam in the Modern World."