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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
Aymen Abdel Halim
Leena Saleh
Outreach Coordinator
Gerald Hankerson
Operations Coordinator
Mohamed Abdelati
Board of Directors Chairman
Mazen Kudaimi, MD
Advisory Board Honorary President
Prof. M Cherif Bassiouni
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Upcoming events!
Friday, April 13th: Support Islamic education at the Hadi School of Excellence fundraising gala.
Tuesday, April 17: Join CAIR-Chicago for Illinois Muslim Action Day in Springfield, Illinois. Register today!
Saturday, April 28th: Zaytuna College celebrates another year of success. Join CAIR-Chicago at their annual fundraising dinner.
CAIR-Chicago is seeking an Executive Fellow!
CAIR-Chicago is seeking an Executive Fellow to work closely with its Executive and Deputy Director. Fellows will be assisting in helping the Executive team meet development goals, grant research and writing, aiding with scheduling and event planning, and working on specific tasks as needed.
Executive Fellows must posses strong writing, research, and organizational skills.
Please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Sufyan Sohel, Deputy Director of CAIR-Chicago, at
Apply for a summer internship today!
CAIR-Chicago's Communications Department is seeking journalism, audio production, video production, and web design interns in an effort to bring our media outreach efforts to a new level.
We also have operations, government affairs, and public education internships.
Visit our website to find out more and apply today!
| WTTW Chicago Tonight: CAIR-ChicagoÕs Ahmed Rehab on NATOÕs role in global politics |
| WTTW Chicago Tonight | April 6, 2012 |
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On April 5th CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director Ahmed Rehab discussed NATO's role on global politics and what itÕs alliance means today in an interview on WTTW Channel 11's Chicago Tonight. |
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| Moving of G8 summit fails to move protestors |
| CAIR-Chicago | April 5, 2012 | By Rana Khatib, Communications Intern |
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Although President Obama relocated the G8 summit from Chicago to Camp David, activists still plan to protest the NATO summit. The G8 summit was planned to take place on May18 and 19 and May 20 and 21 for the NATO summit, since last summer. Activists believe the summit was moved for one reason: fear. |
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| Solidarity and support for Shaima Alawadi |
| CAIR-Chicago | April 5, 2012 | By Susanne Falenczykowski, Communications Intern |
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As the investigation continues into the brutal killing of American-Muslim Shaima Alawadi, Americans from all backgrounds stand in solidarity with the victims of crimes fueled by hate. |
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| CAIR-Chicago presents ÒUnderstanding IslamophobiaÓ at Purdue University |
| CAIR-Chicago | April 6, 2012 |
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On Tuesday, April 3rd, CAIR-ChicagoÕs Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab and Staff Attorney, Rabya Khan, presented ÒUnderstanding Islamophobia: Free Speech and Bigotry Ó at Purdue University in Calumet, Illinois. Rehab engaged students with a discussion about dispelling stereotypes Islam and Muslims, highlighting the problems of hate and racism. |
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| Khandahar Massacre: Excuses and hypocrisy in media portrayal |
| CAIR-Chicago | April 9, 2012 | By Agnieszka Karoluk, Communications Intern |
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When reports first came out that the Khandahar Massacre was a result of a rogue U.S. soldier, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales- everyone wanted to find out why he had done this. However, due to mass media's apologetic portrayal of Bales, people began to wonder: what lead him to do this? |
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| ÒA ChildÕs View From GazaÓ |
| CAIR-Chicago | April 10th, 2012 | By Susanne Falenczykowski, Communications Intern |
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A collection of artwork created by children across Gaza depicting life under occupation has been the subject of controversy and censorship in recent years. Armed with magic markers, crayons, and pencils, the children of Gaza have unleashed their most powerful weapon yet: honest yet brutal images depicting life under occupation through the lens of a child. |
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