CAIR-Chicago is urging everyone to respond to an egregious case of police misconduct against Rehana Khan, a Muslim girl who had her headscarf (hijab) ripped off after she and several others were arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at a rally for immigrant rights.

Volunteers are also needed to knock on doors on Election Day! This year’s primary is very important for the Muslim community and we need to mobilize to and get out to the polls!

This year’s election is a critical one with a hotly contested race in the 3rd congressional district. Volunteers are needed for the following efforts:

Are you an American citizen registered to vote in the state of Illinois and will not be able to vote on Tuesday, March 21, 2006?

CAIR has received more than 6000 requests for free DVDs and books through the "Explore the Life of Muhammad" campaign announced nationwide and in Canada yesterday.

Are you a U.S. citizen over the age of 18 and have not registered to vote? The deadline to vote in the Illinois Primary Elections is fast approaching.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/14/06) - Alhamdulillah (praise be to God), CAIR today called on Muslims to support a major educational effort, called "Explore the Life of Muhammad," as a positive response to the worldwide controversy over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

More than 26,000 people have already requested FREE copies of the Quran through CAIR’s “Explore the Quran” campaign. To SPONSOR or OBTAIN a Quran, go to: http://www.cair-net.org/explorethequran/

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/2/2006) – CAIR today called on imams and khatibs nationwide to offer Friday khutbas focusing on the significance of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to Muslims worldwide.

Sixteen provisions of the PATRIOT Act were set to expire on December 31, 2005. After a very heated debate, Congress extended the expiring provisions until February 3, 2006. Congress is now getting ready to vote on renewing the Act.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162022"I really can't crank out any tears for these people. Like bedbugs and roaches, the sooner the world is rid of them, the better."

Bur first, best selling Christian author and television personality Hal Lindsey will not be returning to his television show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The reason, he claims, is that the network attempted to muzzle his opinions on radical Islam.

As an airline passenger, you are entitled to courteous, respectful and non-stigmatizing treatment by airline and security personnel.

The House and Senate have resolved to finish all business on legislation by the end of this year and several critical issues of civil liberties and immigration are scheduled for review in the NEXT FEW DAYS. CAIR-Chicago is urging all community members to voice their concerns on such legislation.

A speaker at North Idaho College who declared that Islam is a religion of world domination committed to the death of Christians and Jews has riled up some students, who say the speech fed false stereotypes.

As of today, CAIR has received 24,336 requests from Americans of all faiths for free Qurans through our “Explore the Quran” campaign. So far, CAIR has mailed out some 11,000 Qurans. Another 7,500 will be mailed soon to those who have requested a free Quran.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/1/05) -The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched a "blog," or Internet journal, focusing on the negative civil liberties impact of the USA Patriot Act currently up for renewal in Congress.

Frail, slight, and dying of cancer, Oriana Fallaci told a Manhattan audience on Monday that she hates Islam and fears that Muslim immigration poses a greater danger to the West than Islamic terrorism.