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PRESS RELEASE: CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Removal of Judge Over Racist ‘Middle Eastern Men’ Remarks, Improper Conduct
Today, CAIR-Chicago welcomed the removal from judicial duties of Cook County Judge William Hooks over his alleged racist remarks about Middle Eastern men during a January meeting and his subsequent improper contact with prosecutors.
Good News Alert: Asylum Victory
CAIR-Chicago is excited to announce an asylum case success story from our civil rights department.
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PRESS RELEASE: Loyola SJP Charged with 'Discrimination' & 'Bullying' for Calling Out Birthright Israel's Discrimination Against Palestinians
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY- Chicago students affiliated with the student group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will attend an administrative hearing scheduled this Thursday, October 30 to respond to allegations made against the group after Palestinian students lined up on September 9, 2014 to try to register for a Birthright Israel trip to highlight its discrimination against Palestinians.
PRESS RELEASE: Loyola SJP Charged with 'Discrimination' & 'Bullying' for Calling Out Birthright Israel's Discrimination Against Palestinians
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY- Chicago students affiliated with the student group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will attend an administrative hearing scheduled this Thursday, October 30 to respond to allegations made against the group after Palestinian students lined up on September 9, 2014 to try to register for a Birthright Israel trip to highlight its discrimination against Palestinians.
Community Alert: Chicago Muslims respond to developments in Boston marathon bombings
CAIR-Chicago held an interfaith press conference at 1:00PM on April 19th in response to the latest developments in the investigation of the Boston marathon bombings.
WLS Radio 890AM: TSA officer fired over anti-Muslim Facebook posts
Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago executive director commended the TSA for Egan's firing. "We made it clear that Egan's discourse was as much an embarrassment to the agency and the values it stands for, as it was an affront against Muslims and other minorities," Rehab said in a statement.
PRESS RELEASE: CAIR-Chicago applauds TSA’s removal of bigoted employee
CAIR-Chicago commends the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for taking decisive action against an employee who publically spewed racist and bigoted rants against Muslims, African Americans, Latinos, and Homosexuals. Roy Egan had worked at O’Hare airport for nine years where he checked passenger baggage.
PRESS RELEASE: CAIR, UC Berkeley Release First Annual Islamophobia Report
CAIR and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Race and Gender today released “Same Hate, New Target,” the first-of-its-kind annual report outlining the disturbing growth of Islamophobia in the United States during 2009-2010.
PRESS RELEASE: King Hearings Generate Pushback on Rep.'s Anti-Muslim Agenda
Peter King's (R-NY) false allegations and his history of anti-Muslim comments have produced broad-based pushback against his biased agenda and generated significant questions about the veracity of his hearings, such as the one held today on Islam in U.S. prisons.
PRESS RELEASE: King Hearings Generate Pushback on Rep.'s Anti-Muslim Agenda
Peter King's (R-NY) false allegations and his history of anti-Muslim comments have produced broad-based pushback against his biased agenda and generated significant questions about the veracity of his hearings, such as the one held today on Islam in U.S. prisons.