In an exclusive interview, CAIR's executive director speaks to Gihan Shahine about what Muslims inside and outside the US expect from President Obama

President Obama has so far exhibited unprecedented ambition on the part of a sitting US president to recalibrate the precepts of America’s relationship with Muslims around the world.

Muslims in the Chicago area say President Barack Obama's speech could revolutionize the relationship between the U.S. and Muslims in the Arab world.

He opened with greetings of gratitude and peace -- "Shukran" and “As-Salaam-Alaikum." From there, President Barack Obama set out to build a bridge between a nation born out of revolution and a faith born out of revelation.

For eight years, US Muslims cringed at the rhetoric coming out of the White House and the divisions created at home and abroad by terms like "Islamo-fascism" and "Islamic terrorists."

President Obama's historic speech in Cairo, Egypt today was greeted by praise in the Muslim world.

CLTV News visit the CAIR-Chicago office while staff watch Obama's historic adress in Cairo. Regina Waldroup gets reactions from the viewers afterwards.

Obama said the United States is committed to working in partnership with the Middle East, and Americans and Muslims together could confront violent extremist across the world, thus advancing the search for peace in the Middle East.

On Thursday, June 4, members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations – Chicago Chapter will be available for comment and media interviews to offer a local Muslim reaction to President Obama’s live address from Cairo, Egypt.

Jeudi au Caire, Barack Obama doit prononcer un discours historique sur les relations avec le monde musulman. Aucun homme d'Etat occidental n'est plus proche, intimement, de cette religion.

There are numerous people from different backgrounds in the United States who journey through life without friends and family members to care for them. And when these people die, there is no one to claim them. This is the reason that the First United Methodist Church launched interfaith memorial observances over twenty years ago—to provide an honorable goodbye for those who died alone.

Please join the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), along with CAIR-Chicago and other advocacy and community organizations, for the Illinois launch of the national immigration campaign "Reform Immigration FOR America."

Event: Dar us Sunnah Annual Fundraising Event, May 30, 2009; Speakers: Ahmed Rehab, Rami Nashishibi

Aayan Hirsi Ali claims there are two schools of thought: one that believes Muslims can assimilate in the West, and another, to which she belongs, that believes Islam is not a religion of peace.

CAIR-Chicago Government Affairs Coordinator Reema Ahmad will be speaking on a panel at a workshop titled "Public Policy and Governance" at the Community Builders Chicago 4th Annual Convention on Memorial Day. The theme of this year's convention is "The Evolving Role of Mosques in America," with workshops focusing on empowering the Muslim community and networking within the larger society.