We have changed the date of our Annual Banquet to Saturday, May 4, 2013. Please make sure to save the date and RSVP today!

On Saturday, March 16, 2013, CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinator Aymen Abdel Halim will present at a workshop on digital storytelling as a part of the Asian American Institute's 9th Annual Leadership Forum.

The Muslim Link reports on the #MyJihad campaign and the efforts to change the perception of the word in the mainstream majority.

Our 9th Annual Banquet is now set to take place on Saturday, May 4th, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. Mark your calendars and please show your support by attending. Buy tickets here!

V-Day Rising is a national movement to bring attention to the one in three women and girls that will be raped, beaten or killed in their lifetime, totaling one billion women and girls.

Ahmed Rehab explains the real meaning of the word "Jihad" in an interview with On the Media.

Shows like 'Homeland' and '24', or movies like 'Zero Dark Thirty' might make us think "this must be how it really goes down" - but how do you separate truth from fiction in media?

With a four-week ad buy in the Shaw, Waterfront, Rockville and Dunn Loring Metro stations, organizer Ahmed Rehab, who is also executive director of the Chicago branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, says that he is hoping to change the narrative around the word jihad.

Film contributor Milos Stehlik and Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, discuss some of Egypt’s most well-known directors and the history of Egypt’s film industry.

The event featured guest speakers William Yoshino, the Midwest Director of the Japanese American Citizens League, and Rabya Khan, Staff Attorney at the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

On Thursday January 31, 2013, Staff Attorney Rabya Khan conducted a joint Know Your Rights training with First Defense Legal Aid attorneys Emlyn Ricketts and Devin Viland.

On Thursday January 31, 2013, Staff Attorney Rabya Khan conducted a joint Know Your Rights training with First Defense Legal Aid attorneys Emlyn Ricketts and Devin Viland.

KFVS 12 in Paducah, Kentucky reports on the #MyJihad Public Education campaign.

CAIR-Chicago is giving away selected office furniture to the community. Non-for-profit organizations have priority in selecting furniture pieces that are available. Anyone is welcome to come select the furniture listed below on a first come first serve basis.

New Muslim institutions are emerging at an unprecedented pace led by a nationwide network of young activists.

A group of Muslim activists is fighting a battle of words to reclaim “jihad” from Muslim extremists and critics who they say have wrongly used the term to justify violence and discrimination.

Please join staff attorney, Rabya Khan, on Friday, February 8th at 6 p.m. at Graham Crackers for a thoughtful discussion on the Black presence in comics.

The Chicago office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) recently sponsored a global campaign to reclaim the true meaning of the word 'jihad' from Muslim and anti-Muslim extremists alike.