The Council on American Islamic Relations is marking its tenth anniversary by celebrating the diversity of the Muslim American community.

Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Chicago, said his mother and sister have had similar experiences. He said he first began to understand what Muslim women who wear the hijab experience when he walked with his sister in a mall after she started wearing it. “People would stare at her, and I would stare at them,” he said. “She on the other hand would just look ahead saying, ‘I won’t let it bother me.’ ”

He said the message of Suleiman’s experience is “just like a book, don’t judge a woman by her cover.”

“I’d definitely say he’s an iconic figure in the movement,” says Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, who counts Hoyt as a mentor. By “movement,” Rehab was referring to the broader social justice movement, not just immigration

An anti-snoring billboard, showing an American soldier embracing a Muslim woman, is creating a buzz in Chicago's River North neighborhood.

Asaf Bar-Tura from the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs communicates the importance of the long-standing partnership between his organization and CAIR-Chicago.

The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations separately identified the targets of the alleged harassment as Medhat Adawy, his son Adam and Mohammed El-Hajjami. It said the harassment occurred from January 2007 to November 2009 and blamed Rizza Cadillac's finance manager at the time.

The American Islamic Center is suing the city of Des Plaines for violating its religious freedoms. NBC5 reports.

CBS2 reports on the lawsuit CAIR-Chicago filed against the city of Des Plaines for refusing to issue a zoning permit for the American Islamic Center.

WBBM Radio's Bob Conway shares news of the case filed on Monday, September 16 against the city of Des Plaines, alleging that members of the city council were discriminatory in their refusal to issue an Islamic center's zoning permit request.

WGN AM Radio reports on the recent case brought forth by CAIR-Chicago on behalf of the Bosnian American Islamic Center against the city of Des Plaines.

CAIR-Chicago announced on Monday, September 16 that it has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the American Islamic Center against Des Plaines, IL. CLTV Evening News reports.

ABC7 reports on the lawsuit filed on Monday, September 16th against the city of Des Plaines.

WBEZ's Shannon Heffernan reports on CAIR-Chicago's recent case filed on behalf of the Bosnian American Islamic Center against the city of Des Plaines.

A Bosnian Muslim congregation filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Des Plaines and five aldermen, alleging they violated its religious freedom when they denied permission to convert a vacant office building into a community center and Muslim house of worship.

A Muslim organization has sued a suburban Chicago community for allegedly violating its rights to freedom of religion by denying it permission to open a community center.

The Chicago Sun-Times covers the recent controversy in Des Plaines over the city's denial to issue a zoning permit to the American Islamic Center.

The American Islamic Center of Chicago filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Des Plaines claiming the city violated its Constitutional rights by denying a zoning amendment to open a Bosnian Islamic religious and community center.

The Associated Press reports on a lawsuit filed against the city of Des Plaines for refusing to approve a request for a zoning permit to the American Islamic Center.

The Daily Herald reports on the American Islamic Center's lawsuit against the city of Des Plaines for its refusal to approve a zoning permit for its religious and educational institution.

A state law-enforcement board and Lombard officials canceled plans for anti-terrorism trainer Sam Kharoba after a Muslim advocacy group labeled him a “Muslim bigot” and claimed he would be “promoting hate.”