Annual Films
LIFELINE FOR LIBERTY
CAIR-Chicago celebrated its 22nd Annual Gala on October 5th, 2025 marking 21 years of service to the American Muslim community of greater Chicago. The event’s theme, "Lifeline for Liberty: Rise, Represent, Reclaim", honored our organization's journey while emphasizing the enduring strength CAIR-Chicago brings to its advocacy efforts.
The evening featured a powerful film was produced by the CAIR-Chicago Communications Department and Guclu Koseli from Chicago Visual.
CAIR-Chicago's 2017 Documentary is centered on the word "Resilience" because time after time again, we will stand back up in the face of adversity to challenge Islamophobia, racism, and hate in all its forms. Stay updated with our work fighting bigotry by following along on social media: + Facebook: http://facebook.com/cairchicago + Twitter: http://twitter.com/cairchicago + Instagram: http://instagram.com/cairchicago + Snapchat: cairchicago
CAIR-Chicago's 10th Anniversary Documentary, "Forward" Directed by Hamzah Jamjoom Produced by Digital Hydra, LLC www.digitalhydra.com
Uploaded by CAIR Chicago on 2010-04-17.
Diversity makes this country what it is. It makes us strong and the ideals that inspired our founders still draw new generations to our shores today. Among them was Ahmed Hamad, a young filmmaker from Gaza. Ahmed chronicles and seeks out stories of disenfranchised people for whom, he notes, "justice is neither fair nor equitable."
We are proud to present CAIR-Chicago's 2012 documentary - A Future Without Bigotry - which features interviews with staff and interns and highlights the efforts of the CAIR-Chicago team. Our 2012 documentary also showcases the successful stories of two American Muslims from Chicagoland who reached out to us for help in achieving justice against discrimination.
What does resistance mean to you? CAIR-Chicago's 2018 documentary works to explore the organizations resistance efforts both outside and from within our office. Directed by: Akram Shibly Produced by: Ahmed Rehab, Saadia Pervaiz, and Asha Binbek Written by: Akram Shibly, Saadia Pervaiz, and Asha Binbek To check out the studio who made this video, follow True Intent Productions!
It was first screened at CAIR-Chicago's 11th Annual Banquet in February but now it is released to the public online! Watch CAIR-Chicago's 2015 documentary film "IMPACT: Advocacy That Matters."
Uploaded by CAIR Chicago on 2011-05-26.
