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CAIR-CHICAGO TO HOLD 9/11 PRESS CONFERENCE - TODAY
Today, September 9th, CAIR-Chicago, together with interfaith and community coalition leaders will hold a news conference to reflect on the events on and since 9/11, and offer hope that American's can move forward 10 years after the attacks.
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.
PRESS RELEASE: Muslim Group Welcomes News of bin Laden’s Defeat
"We are relieved that justice has not been denied even if it has been delayed,” said Ahmed Rehab. “This goes to show that the way to fight terror is through good intelligence operations, and not military surges abroad, or the choking of civil liberties at home."
PRESS RELEASE: Judge Denies DuPage County's Attempt to Dismiss Mosque's Complaint
CAIR-Chicago welcomes today's decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county by the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.
PRESS RELEASE: Judge Denies DuPage County's Attempt to Dismiss Mosque's Complaint
CAIR-Chicago welcomes today's decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county by the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.
CAIR-CHICAGO CONGRATULATES MECCA ON PERMIT APPROVAL
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) congratulates MECCA (the Muslm Educational and Cultural Center of America) for receiving approval today from the DuPage County Board for a special use permit to build a a new mosque.
Muslim and Jewish Artists to Perform, Explore "Crossroads" - TOMORROW
Jewish and Muslim artists, musicians and community members will explore the crossroads we face in Chicago's political scene, as well as the crossroads of ethnicities, cultures and religions that make our city great at the next “Café Finjan” event.
Chicago Muslim Leaders To Respond To King Hearings 3/11/11
Chicago Muslim Leaders will be holding a press conference today at 3:00PM to react to today’s congressional hearings on Muslim "radicalization" led Rep. Peter King (R-NY).
HUNDREDS OF CHICAGOANS TO RALLY IN SUPPORT OF LIBYAN PROTESTERS
Chicagoans will rally this Saturday to stand in solidarity with the people of Libya as they struggle to rid themselves of a 41-year-old dictatorship.
Press Release: CHICAGOANS TO RALLY TOMORROW FOR ‘CLEAN BREAK' FROM AUTHORITARIAN RULE
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today welcomed the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as a "first step toward freedom" and said there must now be a clean break with authoritarian rule and a swift transition to an open and transparent civilian government.
Press Release: CHICAGOANS TO RALLY TOMORROW FOR ‘CLEAN BREAK' FROM AUTHORITARIAN RULE
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today welcomed the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as a "first step toward freedom" and said there must now be a clean break with authoritarian rule and a swift transition to an open and transparent civilian government.
PRESS RELEASE: CAIR-CHICAGO FINDS DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD RULING "UNACCEPTABLE"
CAIR-Chicago denounced a vote by the DuPage County board to reject a requested height variance that would have allowed the construction of a minaret and dome at a proposed mosque on 91st Street in unincorporated Willowbrook. A decision on whether to allow the construction of the Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America (MECCA) has still not been made.
PRESS RELEASE: CAIR-CHICAGO FINDS DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD RULING "UNACCEPTABLE"
CAIR-Chicago denounced a vote by the DuPage County board to reject a requested height variance that would have allowed the construction of a minaret and dome at a proposed mosque on 91st Street in unincorporated Willowbrook. A decision on whether to allow the construction of the Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America (MECCA) has still not been made.
Thousands of Chicagoans to Rally for Egypt - 2/4/11
Chicagoans Demand the President Forcefully Call for Democracy in Egypt Obama Call for Mubarak(CHICAGO, 2/3/11) - Thousands are expected to rally tomorrow in downtown Chicago to demand that President Obama forcefully call for Democracy in Egypt.
Press Release: Protest & Press Conference Outside Egyptian Consulate In Chicago 1/29/11
Hundreds of Egyptian-Americans and human rights activists will rally and hold a press conference today outside the Egyptian Consulate in Chicago to support the efforts of pro-democracy activists in Egypt.
Press Conference Tomorrow to Support DuPage County Mosques
Christian, Muslim, Jewish and civic leaders affirm religious freedom and call on the DuPage County Development Board to reconsider the Zoning Board's decision to deny a permit for MECCA, a mosque in Willowbrook.