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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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CAIR-Chicago is hiring a NADP Fellow - apply today!
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The NADP Fellowship is a prestigious, intensive field and training program for young community leaders interested in electoral politics and community organizing. This position is considered a full-time job; therefore, applicants will only be considered if they are not enrolled in school or have other jobs or internships. Apply today!
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Save the Date for "Taste of Ramadan!"
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Thursday, August 2:
Join us for our 4th Annual ÒTaste of RamadanÓ Iftar! The Staff and Board of CAIR-Chicago would like to invite you to our annual cook-off and Iftar at our centrally located downtown office.
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| ACTION ALERT: Tell your Senators to oppose the legalization of propaganda! |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 4, 2012 |
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The "Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013" bill passed in the House on May 18th, and is now going to the Senate for a vote. Contact your Senators and stop this bill! |
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| Litigation Director Kevin Vodak wins citizenship case |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 1, 2012 |
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CAIR-ChicagoÕs Litigation Director Kevin Vodak recently won a citizenship denial case for a Muslim American whose citizenship application had been denied by USCIS. The suit was originally filed in October 2011 in the Illinois Northern District Court in Chicago, Ill. |
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| CAIR-Chicago 2012 Summer Internship orientation a success! |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 6, 2012 | By Mallory Widell, Communications Intern |
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CAIR-Chicago welcomed its new summer interns at the organization-wide internship orientation. Each season, CAIR-Chicago offers internships within its communications, civil rights, government affairs, operations, outreach and executive departments. |
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| Worldview, NPR: Ahmed Rehab discusses fate of Egyptian presidential elections |
| Worldview, NPR, WBEZ 91.5FM | May 31, 2012 |
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CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director Ahmed Rehab joins Worldview's Jerome McDonnell to discuss potential outcomes of the Presidential election in Egypt. |
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| Letter to the Editor Ð Real problems and real solutions |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 6, 2012 | By Mallory Widell, Communications Intern |
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The recent Huffington Post opinion piece by Joyce Dubensky entitled ÒThe Real Muslim Problem,Ó is a great example of what we need in mainstream media. Dubensky offers a new, and often overlooked, perspective regarding Islam and Muslims. |
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| Aqsa School students critique media portrayals of Islam |
| CAIR-Chicago | May 31, 2012 | By Sarah Goomar, Communications Intern |
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On May 30th, 2012, students from Aqsa School in Bridgeview participated in an activist-oriented media monitoring training at CAIR-Chicago. |
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| Understanding ShariÕah law |
| CAIR-Chicago | June 4, 2012 | By Aabeda Marsa, Communications Intern |
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Due to ignorance and fear, there are proposals to ban ShariÕah law from being incorporated into or superceding the U.S. Constitution. However, ShariÕah is simply a code of conduct for Muslims to lead healthy and peaceful lives and poses no threat to non-Muslim societies. |
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| USA TODAY: Proposed mosques spark opposition in some U.S. communities |
| USA TODAY | May 29, 2012 |
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CAIR-ChicagoÕs Litigation Director, Kevin Vodak, comments on the struggles of the Irshad Learning Center and the opposition to proposed mosques in the U.S. |
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| WTTW Chicago Tonight: Ahmed Rehab speaks on NATOÕs history and future |
| WTTW Chicago Tonight | May 16, 2012 |
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CAIR-Chicago's Executive Director Ahmed Rehab joined John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Dr. Zaher Sahloul of the Syrian American Medical Society to discuss NATO's history and future. |
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