A Muslim man attended his update interview after a lengthy wait for the results of the required name check on his naturalization application

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today announced that its executive director, Ahmed Rehab, successfully completed the FBI Citizenship Academy Program for 2007. The class graduated Friday.

Commenting on the recent Glasgow Airport attack, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, condemns terrorism and fears backlash against Muslims.

Three Chicago Muslims, including CAIR-Chicago intern Whitney Nickels, discuss their conversion to Islam.

A teachers' workshop titled, "Word and Image: Islamic Art Teacher Workshop at the Art Institute of Chicago" was held on June 27th.

In these times of turmoil it is all too common to hear voices of fear and hatred shouting the loudest. That is why it made me so happy to read Margaret Ramirez’s excellent article, “Islam’s diverse faces take center stage” (6/22/07).

On June 26, a representative of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will be available to discuss the findings of a task force of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that considered how to engage American Muslims more fully in the national discourse on foreign policy. CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab is a member of the task force.

CAIR-Chicago participated in this year's Takin' it to the Streets on June 24th, 2007. Takin' it to the Streets is a daylong community festival held every other summer in Marquette Park on Chicago's Southwest Side.

Every day newspapers, TV shows, radio programs, new books and lectures revolve around the topic of the ‘threat’ of Islam and its relation to the West. Islam has become a commodity, a business to be exploited. The list of super stars and ‘experts’ that are part of this Hollywood-esque movement of cashing in on Islam has become quite long; at the head of the list are Quasi Muslims such as Brigiette Gabriel, Walid Shoebat, Nonie Darwish, and Ibn Warraq.

Delays in the citizenship process caused a spike in civil rights complaints by Muslims in Illinois last year, a civil liberties group reported Tuesday.

WHO: Asian Pacific Americans for Progress WHAT: National Townhall on Hate Crimes

The CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Department was trained by AFSC representatives regarding a collaborative effort to address issues facing Chicago cab drivers

A national report released locally today by the Chicago office of a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group indicates a 25 percent increase in the total number of complaints of anti-Muslim bias from 2005 to 2006, with citizenship delays being the major issue.

There have been a significant jump in civil rights complaints filed by Muslim-Americans. That's the result of a report called "Presumption of Guilt." It was released in Chicago today by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.

The number of civil rights complaints filed by Muslim-Americans increased by about 40 percent in Illinois last year, according to a report released today by a national Islamic civil liberties group.

On Tuesday, June 19, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will hold a news conference to release its 12th annual report, titled "Presumption of Guilt," on the status of Muslim civil rights in the United States.

What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah)Who: Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director

What: Friday Sermon (Khutbah) Who: Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director

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.

DePaul University recently acted to deny tenure to Professors Norman Finkelstein and Mehrene Larudee.