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Executive Director
Ahmed Rehab
Deputy Director
Sufyan Sohel
Civil Rights Director
Christina Abraham
Litigation Director
Kevin Vodak, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Rabya Khan
Communications Coordinators
Amina Sharif
Aymen Abdel Halim
Leena Saleh
Outreach Coordinator
Gerald Hankerson
Operations Coordinators
Mohamed Abdelati
Board of Directors Chairman
Mazen Kudaimi, MD
Advisory Board Honorary President
Prof. M Cherif Bassiouni
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| Sign up now to volunteer for our 8th Annual Banquet! |
| CAIR-Chicago | January 4, 2012 |
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CAIR-Chicago is looking for volunteers to help with our 8th Annual Banquet on March 3rd, 2012. Volunteer for your community in a positive, fun environment, and earn a FREE ticket to the event! Contact Sufyan Sohel at . |
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| Meet Our New Staff Members |
| CAIR-Chicago | January 5, 2012 | |
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CAIR-Chicago proudly welcomes two new communications coordinators to our team - Aymen Abdel Halim and Leena Saleh. We also give a heartfelt thanks to Lyndsey Stemm for her dynamic service at CAIR-Chicago and wish her the best in her new career. |
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| Ahmed Rehab Speaks at MAS-ICNA Convention |
| CAIR-Chicago | January 3, 2012 | By Dima Ansari, Communications Intern |
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On December 24th and 25th, Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-ChicagoÕs Executive Director, presented at the MAS-ICNA 2011 Annual Convention. Rehab discussed the civil rights challenges facing Muslim Americans and led a youth lecture on activism. |
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| Deputy Director and Communications Coordinator lead activist training at ICIRR |
| CAIR-Chicago | December 30, 2011 |
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CAIR-ChicagoÕs Deputy Director, Sufyan Sohel, and Communications Coordinator, Amina Sharif, lead a training seminar for new fellows in ICIRRÕs Unite America program. |
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| CAIR-Chicago rallies against National Defense Authorization Act provisions |
| CAIR-Chicago | December 19, 2011 |
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On Thursday December 15th, 2011 Ð the 220th anniversary of the signing of the Bill of Rights into law Ð CAIR-ChicagoÕs deputy director Sufyan Sohel, along with members of the interfaith community, spoke at a rally in Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago to oppose new provisions introduced as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. |
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| Amina Sharif of CAIR-Chicago on the LoweÕs Scandal |
| Vocalo 89.5AM Chicago Public Radio | December 15, 2011 |
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Amina Sharif, communications coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Chicago Chapter, speaks with VocaloÕs Shantell Jamison about the recent LoweÕs decision to pull ad space from TLCÕs ÒAll American MuslimÓ program and what this says about American sentiments toward Islam. |
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| Gallup study finds Muslim Americans embrace US civic institutions and religious pluralism |
| CAIR-Chicago | January 4, 2012 | By Aabeda Masra, Communications Intern |
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A recent study published by the the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center (ADGC) found, among other things, that Muslim Americans condemn violence more strongly than other religious groups in the US. |
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| President Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) |
| CAIR-Chicago | January 4, 2012 | By Dima Ansari, Communications Intern |
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On December 31st, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law. The NDAA allows the capture and indefinite military detention of all U.S. citizens without charge or trial. |
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| ACTION ALERT: Express your opposition to the PresidentÕs signing of NDAA |
| CAIR-Chicago | January 4, 2012 |
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On December 31st, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law - allowing the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens around the world. |
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| Calling All Artists for Cafe Finjan 2012 |
| CAIR-Chicago | January 5, 2012 | |
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The Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative is looking for artists for the upcoming Cafe Finjan on Thursday, March 15, 2012. This yearÕs Cafe Finjan will feature art that explores the theme ÒNew Roots Chicago: Digging our past and branching into our future.Ó Apply Today! |
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