CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham represented a Muslim man in an Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) interview regarding a Fair Housing complaint that was filed against his Homeowner’s Association.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently changed its policy regarding searches of travelers wearing head coverings such as Islamic scarves or Sikh turbans.

Some newspaper editors think a satirical political cartoonist who often tackles taboo topics might have crossed a line when he incorporated a sexual innuendo into a comic strip about a character’s conversion to radical Islam. But it’s not the first strip by the artist to poke fun at religion.

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab discusses the removal of six Iraqi-American men from an American Airlines flight from San Diego, California to Chicago, Illinois. The men had received certificates for a completed training mission for the U.S. Marines. Rehab says that “the larger concern is that suspicion is no longer based on what you do, but on a person’s language and race.”

"One of the most enduring qualities of America is its ability to bring together different cultures and allow them a space to settle into the fabric of this nation. It is the secret of our success as a nation, yet it is increasingly under attack from those who espouse a mono-cultural America. We need to take a shared responsibility and give voice to a consistent message, that hate speech and marginalization of any group must not be tolerated."

OMAHA, Neb. - Meatpacking plant officials accused of discriminating against dozens of Somali Muslim workers have offered to tweak break times to help accommodate the workers' prayer demands.

As part of the Muslims Care project, CAIR-Chicago is collaborating with a domestic violence shelter in Lakeview to spend an afternoon with children of domestic violence homes.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations California Chapter (CAIR-CA) is hosting its 3rd Annual Muslim Youth Leadership Program (MYLP) at the california State Capitol from August 16th to August 19th of 2007.

CAIR-Chicago board member Safaa Zarzour attended the Muslim Legal Fund of America Banquet and spoke out about smear tactics being used to lump Islamic charity groups as co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation trial underway in Dallas, Texas.

WHO: The Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA): Promoting Civil and Legal Rights of Muslims in America

There's criticism today from an American-Islamic group of the way a couple of Illinois Democrats voted in Congress last week on President Bush's proposal to allow the federal government to more easily wiretap phone calls and e-mails without a judge's warrant.

What: Facets of the Spirit, A World Religions course at the Chicago Cultural Center

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab discusses religious accommodations for Muslims in the workplace.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Bitta Mostofi represented a man experiencing a citizenship delay at a status hearing in federal court.

CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator Reem Rahman is scheduled to participate in the Drum Major Institute’s summer public policy intensive this August 1 to August 12 2007 alongside other young leaders from across the nation.

Note: Picnic date has changed from July 27th to Friday, August 3rd due to a thunderstorm on the 27th. See you then and there!

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Rima Kapitan represented a Muslim man in a status hearing for an employment discrimination claim.

Alan talks with Rima Kapitan, an attorney who is advocating for Somali Muslim workers that were fired for praying on the job.