A Muslim woman, visiting Chicago, was refused service at the baggage check in station at the airport on her way back home to the west coast. After no explanation as to why she was being refused service, the woman demanded to speak to a supervisor at which point she was grabbed by the arm and pushed out of the way by one of the airline’s contracted employees; the woman is eight months pregnant.

Outreach Coordinator, Gerald Hankerson, explains how the CAIR-Chicago internship experience is unique because of its "merger of activism and professionalism."

Outreach Coordinator, Gerald Hankerson, explains how the CAIR-Chicago internship experience is unique because of its "merger of activism and professionalism."

On Monday, April 27, the Coalition to Ground Torture Flights will hold a protest and news conference at the annual Boeing shareholder’s meeting to demand that the company respond to allegations that it is an active participant in so-called “torture flights.”

Join the Coalition to Ground Torture Flights at a protest at the annual Boeing shareholder’s meeting to demand that the company respond to allegations that it is an active participant in so-called “torture flights.”

CAIR-Chicago has teamed up with the Muslim Womens' Alliance and the Inner-city Muslim Action Network (IMAN) to participate in the 2009 March for Babies walk.

On a brisk late morning last week, over 100 loud and colorful protesters organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), an organization on whose board I sit, lined up on the corner of Clark and Grand. The protesters, young and old, men and women, white, black, Arab, Latino, and Asian came to register their dismay with Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL) over the anti-immigrant remarks he has made recently.

WHAT: Ethics and Interfaith Relations Panel; CAIR-Chicago Internship Opportunities Booth WHEN: Tuesday, April 21, 2009; 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

What: Interfaith Career & Interest Fair Where: Northwestern University, Parkes Hall 122

In a definite first for the City Club of Chicago, condoms lays scattered across the white linen tableclothes at their luncheon yesterday feature GOP Rep. Mark Kirk, thanks to a protest organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Over a hundred immigrant rights activists and community leaders rallied outside the City Club of Chicago yesterday to protest Congressman Mark Kirk’s policies while, inside, the congressman gave a speech to a predominantly Republican crowd.

CAIR-Chicago is joining with other members of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to rally against Congressman Mark Kirk's anti-immigrant stance. Congressman Kirk has supported numerous anti-immigrant bills and has said he is "...OK with discrimination against young Arab males from terrorist-producing states" (Sun-Times, November 6, 2005).

MYLS Coordinator Mokaram Rauf and Outreach Coordinator Gerald Hankerson will present a workshop on Youth Leadership in Civic Engagement and Community Service at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb.

CAIR-Chicago is joining with other members of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to rally against Congressman Mark Kirk's anti-immigrant stance.

CAIR-Chicago Government Affairs Coordinator Reema Ahmad was invited to attend the Muslim Community Dialogue held at Aqsa School in Bridgeview this past weekend.

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab received the Lincolnland Legend Award in Springfield this past Saturday, April 4th.

Chicago y varios suburbios tendrán el próximo martes un proceso para elegir a un congresista federal, alcaldes, concejales y varios funcionarios locales, en el que no se esperan grandes sorpresas.

WHAT: Friday Sermon (Khuthbah) WHEN: Friday, April 3, 2009; 2:10PM

SPEAKER: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director, CAIR-Chicago

Diverse community advocates join to condemn hate speech and call for the Republican Party to repudiate offensive comments. Participants will denounce intolerant and hateful remarks made by Rosanna Pulido – the Republican candidate for the 5th congressional district seat – against these communities.

What: Islamic Awareness Week, “Islam without Borders”