- For Immediate Release and Distribution -

(CHICAGO, IL, 10/1/2024) – On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a press conference with doctors who have recently returned from medical missions in Gaza, alongside Jewish leaders speaking in solidarity with the doctors in their humanitarian efforts. As we approach one year since the genocide in Gaza began, Chicago’s Palestinian American and American Muslim communities feel forgotten and ignored by the current presidential administration amidst rising international tensions.


Jewish Chicagoans will join in comradery with their Palestinian friends and neighbors on the eve of Rosh Hashanah to share how they are celebrating differently this year, while doctors will share the grim reality of treating patients in Gaza who have suffered and/or perished due to the violence.


WHAT: Press Conference with Recently Returned Doctors from Gaza and Jewish Leaders 

WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. (CT)


WHERE: CAIR-Chicago's Azima Center, 17 North State Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602


LIVE COVERAGE: Tune in via CAIR-Chicago's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/cairchicago


WHO:

  •  Dr. Tammy AbuGhnaim
  •  Dr. Thaer Ahmed
  •  Professor Deborah Adelman
  •  Rajaa, Director of MedGlobal Gaza Operations
  •  Hoda, Palestinian Community Member

CAIR-Chicago’s mission is to defend civil rights, fight bigotry, and promote understanding.  

CONTACT: Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR Chicago, 202-870-0166, arehab@cair.com; Maggie Slavin, Operations Manager of CAIR-Chicago, 815-590-3991, mslavin@cair.com; Hafsa Haider, Communications Coordinator of CAIR-Chicago, 561-317-7509, hhaider@cair.com