What We Do: Civil Rights Case Updates
CAIR-Chicago works hard as a valuable resource for the Muslim community to make sure that law enforcement and the justice system works fairly
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Legal Teach-in for Rekia Boyd
On Monday, April 20th, Dante Servin was acquitted of killing Rekia Boyd when a judge granted his defense attorney’s motion for a directed verdict. Servin was never even required to present his defense. This is a very rare move, and it’s hard to understand why this happened. Come to this teach-in to learn about the…
Liberty and justice for all: a legacy to remember
Dr. King transcended decades of struggle, and through his life and in the aftermath of his death embodied the ideal of American and international civil and human rights through a very simple philosophy: freedom, justice, and equality for all.
Ahmed Rehab presented with Prophetic Leadership Award by Arise Chicago
CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab was presented with the Prophetic Leadership Award at Arise Chicago’s Fourth Annual Faith-Labor-Action Breakfast, on Tuesday November 13th.
Ahmed Rehab to discuss Egypt and the Arab Spring at North Park University
Join CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, for an update on the Egyptian revolution and the Arab Spring at North Park University on Thursday November 15, 2012.
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Ahmed Rehab to speak at North Park University’s Multicultural Awards Banquet on April 20th
CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, will be speaking at North Park University’s 2012 Multicultural Awards Banquet where students will be awarded for their outstanding work for diversity, advocacy, and justice in various areas of academics, athletics, campus involvement, community service, and spirituality.
Ahmed Rehab to speak at North Park University's Multicultural Awards Banquet on April 20th
CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab, will be speaking at North Park University’s 2012 Multicultural Awards Banquet where students will be awarded for their outstanding work for diversity, advocacy, and justice in various areas of academics, athletics, campus involvement, community service, and spirituality.
Amina Sharif discusses anti-Sharia movement on panel at Chicago-Kent College of Law
On November 15, 2011, CAIR-Chicago’s Communications Coordinator Amina Sharif joined a panel discussion on the Constitutionality of legislation, proposed in 25 states, banning Sharia law. The panel included Chicago-Kent Constitutional Law Professors Steven J. Heyman and Mark Rosen.
The Daily Herald: Suburban Muslims feel closure
Like many fellow Americans, Muslims also are eager to see an end to America’s ongoing military involvement in the world, said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Chicago.
“This incident shows what we’ve been saying all along that it’s good intelligence and surgical strikes that are most effective in dealing with terrorists and not military occupation, certainly not the war in Iraq or the curbing of civil liberties and civil rights domestically,” Rehab said.
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