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Press Release: Chicago Muslim Man Granted Citizenship after Five Year Delay
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today resolved a citizenship delay case that has been pending for the past five years.
Reuters: Minnesota Muslims in culture clash at airport
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - For Mahamed Jama, a Minnesota taxi driver, the Islamic restriction on drinking alcohol is a seamless rule for life. "He who carries alcohol, he who drinks and he who sells it are the same thing," he says.
That belief could affect his livelihood.
Press Release: CAIR-Chicago Files Bias Complaint on Behalf of Muslim Worker
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) has filed a complaint with the Chicago Commission on Human Relations on behalf of a Muslim employee who allegedly suffered discrimination in the workplace.
CAIR-Chicago to Co-Sponsor Civic Engagement Workshop at Indo-American Center
What: EMPOWERING OURSELVES: STRENGTHENING OUR SOUTH ASIAN VOICE
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director to Deliver Sermon, Lecture in NY
What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah)Who: Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director
Pundit’s Lens of Gloom Distorts Significant Findings
Kathleen Parker’s Article, “When Topic is Terror, Surveys Are Misleading” is in fact itself a very misleading interpretation of the recent Pew Research Center survey that found American Muslims to be largely moderate and mainstream.
Illinois Alumni Magazine May/June: Acts of Faith Eboo Patel Works Toward a World where Religions are Respected
Eboo Patel ‘96 LAS has the radical idea that people from other religions shouldn’t kill each other. “Why are religious extremists getting to young people before we do?” he asked. “Why don’t we build a different pattern, a pattern of religious pluralism?”
Executive Director at Islamic Foundation North
What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah)Who: Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director
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 Communications Coordinator to give Friday Sermon at the University of Chicago
What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah)Who: Sultan Muhammad, CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinator
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.
Press Release: New Study Reveals Muslim-American Attitudes
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) reacted today to the "first-ever" nation-wide survey of Muslim-Americans.
Chicago Tribune: Thoroughly modern Muslims
While most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly condemn suicide bombings and other forms of Islamic extremism, according to an unprecedented poll unveiled today, 13 percent of Muslim youth endorse suicide bombings as an acceptable way to defend their religion in certain circumstances.
The Free Lance-Star: Time for a break from the neocons
WASHINGTON--History has shown on more than one occasion that what might be clear to most of us may not seem so obvious to the Bush administration.
National Executive Director to Give Friday Sermon at the Prayer Center of Orland Park
What: Friday Sermon at Orland Park Prayer CenterSpeaker: Nihad Awad National Executive Director CAIR
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

