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Executive Director to Give Sermon at Islamic Cultural Center of New York
WHAT - Friday Sermon (Khutbah)SPEAKER - Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director, CAIR-Chicago
CAIR-Chicago Joins JCUA Commemoration of New Home and Hanukkah
The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) welcomed invited guests to their housewarming celebration in the new Spertus facility, 610 N. Michigan Ave
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Delivers Speech on Citizenship Delays
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham spoke to an audience of approximately 60 people regarding delays in the citizenship process and the options available to applicants facing delays
CAIR-Chicago Joins the University of Chicago in Honoring Dr. Amadou Cisse at Convocation Ceremony
Upon invitation by President Robert Zimmer of the University of Chicago, CAIR-Chicago commemorated the life and accomplishments of the late Dr. Amadou Cisse at the 492nd Convocation Ceremony held at the Rockefeller Chapel. Gerald Hankerson, Outreach Coordinator of CAIR-Chicago, attended the ceremony.
Executive Director to Deliver Sermon at Loyola University
WHAT - Khutbah (Friday Prayer Sermon) SPEAKER - Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director, CAIR-Chicago
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Shoebat draws crowds, debate
Self-described former terrorist Walid Shoebat told an audience of about 750 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Tuesday night that Muslims in the Middle East are raised to believe in the destruction of Israel.
Huffington Post: Introducing This Election's Swing Vote
It's rare that everyday Americans take center stage in the presidential election. News pundits and political consultants are more concerned with the sex lives of the candidates than the real stories and real issues of voters.
CAIR-Chicago Lecture at University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee: Dispelling the Misconceptions
The "Dispelling the Misconceptions" lecture is organized by the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee as a venue for informed, constructive discourse and as a counter to the anti-Muslim bigotry and fear mongering of "Walid Shoebat" (pseudonym), invited to speak on campus on December 4, 2007.
Press Release: Ahmed Rehab to Question Candidates During Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa On Saturday, December 1, 2007
On Saturday, December 1, Ahmed Rehab representing the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) and the Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) will take part in the Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa by asking a presidential candidate whether she or he would be ready to join the ongoing civil rights movement, if elected.
CAIR-Chicago to Co-host Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Citizenship Delay Workshop
What: Community Forum on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Citizenship Delay, & Name checks
CAIR-Chicago Files Complaint on Behalf of Muslim Man in Employment Discrimination Case
CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling and Volunteer Attorney Rima Kapitan filed a complaint on behalf of a Muslim man who experienced discrimination at his workplace
CAIR-Chicago Represents Muslim Man in Public Accommodation Claim at IDHR
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham represented a Muslim man in a fact finding conference at the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR).
CAIR-Chicago Represents Muslim Man in Public Accommodation Complaint Against Department Store
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham represented a Muslim man at a fact finding conference in a charge of discrimination filed against a local department store. The charge was filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR).
CAIR-Chicago Lecture on Islamophobia - "Unveling Ignorance"
What: Islamophobia Lecture; Unveiling Ignorance Lecture Series
Chicago Tribune: Remember Amadou Cisse, fight urban crime
Amadou was shot and killed on the Hyde Park campus of the University of Chicago early Monday morning.
Chicago Tribune: Man gets 11 years for not testifying
A Palestinian activist was sentenced Wednesday to more than 11 years in prison for refusing to testify before a grand jury in 2003 about the activities of the Palestinian extremist group Hamas.
Press Release: CAIR-Chicago Dismayed by 'Excessive' Ashqar Sentence
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today expressed dismay at what it termed the “excessive” eleven-year, three-month sentence given to Dr. Abdelhaleem Ashqar for the non-violent charges of criminal contempt and obstruction of justice.
CAIR-Chicago Settles Case Against Homeowner’s Association
CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham successfully settled a case against a suburban Homeowner’s Association in Chicago after a Muslim man complained of having been subjected to discrimination in the way Association enforced its rules.

