CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak represented a Muslim man at a status hearing regarding his employment discrimination case.

CAIR-Chicago, in association with New Islamic Directions, hosted a workshop on July 27 at the UNITY 2008 Convention titled "Presumption of Guilt: Media Treatment and Coverage of Muslims in America."

This past Sunday, July 27th, about 50 high school students from across Illinois attended the third Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) sponsored by CAIR-Chicago

Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham represented a Muslim man at an Infopass appointment with the Unites States Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding his citizenship delay case

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak filed a voluntary motion to dismiss a citizenship delay complaint. The man was naturalized mid July after first applying for citizenship in 2004

Civil Rights Law Clerk Mani Mostofi represented a Muslim man at a meeting with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The purpose of the meeting was to share information with USCIS.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Kevin Vodak represented a Muslim man at his status hearing for an employment discrimination complaint. In his complaint, the man alleges he had been a victim of discrimination based on his religion and national origin, and was retaliated against after having complained of the discrimination. CAIR-Chicago will continue to represent the man in his claims of employment discrimination.

CAIR-Chicago Law Clerk Mani Mostofi represented a Muslim man at his recent status hearing for an employment discrimination complaint. The parties have settled the case and the man has been reinstated to his position. Mostofi asked the court to dismiss the complaint as a result of the settlement.

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against a Muslim rights group that reprinted his attacks against Islam and called for an advertising boycott.

The UNITY '08 Convention will be the largest gathering of journalists of color. Nearly 10,000 journalists and media executives will meet to discuss timely issues affecting journalism and the media industry.

Chicago - Barack Obama should be able to count on heavy support from US Muslims in the November election, if polls are correct, but he risks offending some members of that faith by having to explain he is not one himself.

A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against a Muslim civil rights group. Savage claimed the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations violated his copyright when it posted on its Web site a four-minute excerpt of anti-Islamic comments by Savage. The council accompanied the excerpt with a critique of Savage's words.

On Sunday, July 27th, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will sponsor MYLS Summer 2008 where 100 Muslim high school students will gather for a weekend leadership symposium. The program is designed to inspire Muslim youth to leverage their faith values towards constructive citizenship that benefits community and country.

On Saturday, July 26, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), in cooperation with New Islamic Directions, will co-sponsor a workshop for journalists, titled "Presumption of Guilt: Media Treatment and Coverage of Muslims in America," at the UNITY '08 convention.

CAIR-Chicago led a media training seminar this week entitled "Telling Our Story," designed for communications professionals, community advocates, faith leaders, and spokespersons. The seminar focused on the mainstream media and how it relates to Islam in America. The seminar also presented practical tips on how to communicate with the media effectively and produce stories that relate to American Muslims.

An e-mail sent by Frankfort Township assessor Paul Ruff to many in the Frankfort/Mokena area is filled with anti-Muslim sentiments.The e-mail, circulated in June, said America should follow the lead of Australia's former prime minister John Howard, who said Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law should get out of Australia.

CAIR-Chicago recently co-sponsored its fourth blood drive alongside the Compassionate Network and the Inner City Muslim Network.

Should a man be forced to shave his beard for work if it violates his religious beliefs?Abal Zaidi, who is Muslim, refused to shave and now alleges that's why he lost his job as a Kane County correctional officer in Geneva. Last week, he sued the Kane County Sheriff's Department, where he worked from July to December 2006.

A former Kane County jail guard claims he lost his job because of his Muslim beliefs, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week in Chicago.

On Thursday, July 17, CAIR-Chicago, in cooperation with other organizations, will co-sponsor its fourth biannual blood drive at the Downtown Islamic Center in Chicago, Ill.