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Ramadan Outreach - Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines
Join CAIR-Chicago at the Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines for a brief informational session on the services CAIR-Chicago provides to the Muslim community.
ABC 7, Denver News: Former Swift Workers Seek Help Council on American-Islamic Relations Steps in
A group of the more than 120 Muslim employees fired last week at the Swift plant in Greeley met with an attorney representing the Council on American-Islamic RelationsWednesday, hoping that the advocacy group can help them find a resolution.
Greeley Tribune: CAIR lawyer talks with fired Swift workers
Rima Kapitan, with CAIR's Chicago office, on Wednesday met with Muslim workers recently fired by JBS Swift. She said CAIR is coordinating with an attorney retained by about 60 of the fired workers.
Denver Post: Muslims, Neb. Plant Agree but Fired Greeley Workers Face Hurdle in Prayer Dispute
An agreement between Muslim workers and a Nebraska meatpacking plant reached late Tuesday could be an outline for an accord in a similar dispute in Greeley, people involved in the discussions say. But a major hurdle in any agreement over Muslim prayer times will be whether 103 workers who were fired for walking away from the JBS Swift & Co. slaughterhouse in Greeley are rehired, said Christina Abraham, civil-rights director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago.
Rocky Mountain News: Attorney: Group has Talked with Greeley Plant for Year about Breaks for Muslims
A volunteer attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday thatCAIR has been negotiating for a year with JBS Swift & Co. about break times for Muslim workers.
Ramadan Outreach - Islamic Community Center of Illinois
Join CAIR-Chicago at the Islamic Community Center of Illinois for a brief informational session on the services CAIR-Chicago provides to the Muslim community.
Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium Celebrates 1st Anniversary
Sunday September 14, 2008, marked the completion the fourth Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS) sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago). The latest event was held at the DePaul University College of Law.
CAIR-Chicago Honored by Community Recognition
CAIR-Chicago was recently recognized at the Mosque Foundation’s 13th Ramadan Community banquet in Bridgeview. The annual banquet celebrates the teamwork of individuals, organizations, and public officials who serve the Bridgeview community.
Charlotte Observer: Muslims Wrap DVD Ad in Observer
A decision by The Charlotte Observer and other newspapers to distribute as paid advertising a DVD about Islamic fundamentalism brought objections Friday from Muslims, who condemned the documentary as “hate speech.”
Denver Post: Meat-plant owner "uncooperative" in Muslim prayer fight
A civil-rights group holds little hope that a week-old dispute between Muslim workers and their bosses at a Greeley slaughterhouse will end quickly, based on the company's recent response in a similar standoff in Nebraska.
Denver Post: Meat-plant owner "uncooperative" in Muslim prayer fight
A civil-rights group holds little hope that a week-old dispute between Muslim workers and their bosses at a Greeley slaughterhouse will end quickly, based on the company's recent response in a similar standoff in Nebraska.
Ramadan Outreach - Mosque Foundation
Join CAIR-Chicago at the Mosque Foundation for a brief informational session on the services CAIR-Chicago provides to the Muslim community.
WBBM 780 News Radio: Family: Muslim 6th Grader Used as Terrorist Example
A Muslim Family says a Chicago Public School teacher singled out their son as resembling a terrorist and says it hopes a federal civil rights hearing will end with the teacher's dismissal.
FOX News: Public School Teacher Could Get Fired for Using Muslim Student as Example of Terrorist
A public school teacher in Chicago is in trouble and could lose her job after she mentioned the only Muslim student in her class in an anecdote about terrorists, according to local media.
American Muslim: Death of Imam W. D. Muhammad, A Colossal Loss
In the Name of God, the Subtle, the Loving The news came as an enormous shock. I felt an immediate sadness, a feeling of tremendous loss. I was walking out of the hospital when I learned that Imam W.D. Muhammad had passed away; I will always remember where I was when that happened. Imam W.D. Muhammad was truly an American Muslim leader: embodying all that was good about both America and the Muslim community.
Press Release: Chicago Public School 6th Grader Called Terrorist by Teacher
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today will attend a meeting between the Chicago Board of Education and the family of a 6th grader who was singled out and ridiculed by his teacher in class.
Chicago Tribune: Teacher called 6th grader a terrorist, federal complaint says
The family of a 13-year-old Muslim student who claims that a former teacher singled him out as a "terrorist" during a 6th grade history class in the spring called for the woman's firing after meeting with Chicago Public Schools officials and a federal mediator for several hours Thursday.
ABC 7: Teacher Insults Muslim Student
A Chicago public school student says his teacher used him as an example of a terrorist a class.The child is an Arab-Muslim and says he was intimidated and isolated from classmates after the incident.
NBC 5: Teacher Called Our Son a Terrorist, Family Alleges (VIDEO)
The 13-year-old student, Saleh Choudhary, said because of the April 6 incident, he has been intimidated and isolated by his peers, NBC5's Anthony Ponce reported.
CBS 2: Teacher Used Muslim Student as Terrorist Example (VIDEO)
A Chicago teacher is under fire for singling out the only Muslim student in her class while talking about the Middle East. The teacher has now been reassigned to another school. However, the young boy's family is demanding answers.

