Commemorate Malcolm X Day, where we honor the legacy of a true champion of human rights and dignity. Featuring esteemed speakers including CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab. Date: Sunday, May 19th, 2024 Time: 2:30PM - 4:30PM Location: DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center Address: 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637 RSVP HERE ..read more

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  CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director, Ahmed Rehab (center), speaks out on recent antisemitic accusations against peaceful student protestors.   CAIR-Chicago opposes University and Congressional attacks on non-violent freedom of speech and assembly MEDIA ADVISORY - For Immediate Release and Distribution - (CHICAGO, IL, 5/2/2024) – On Thursday, May 2, the Chicago Office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, will hold a press conference today with local Chicago university student leaders involved in o ..read more

On Thursday morning, the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago spoke out about local encampments. "This is a peaceful, non-violent protest that is not unlike the American pastime of similar protests that we saw against the apartheid situation in South Africa, that we saw against the Vietnam War in 1968. This is exactly the sphere in which this is happening," said Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, Ahmed Rehab. "This is for peace, this not a nationalist movement. Jews who live in historical Palestine are not the problem. It is the systems of oppression tha ..read more

Paz, a student organizer of Northwestern University’s chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, speaks about her positive time at the encampments. CHICAGO — Northwestern University is facing at least two lawsuits and several resignations in the wake of its agreement with pro-Palestinian protestors to end the encampment on campus. Northwestern University students started Chicago's first university encampment on Thursday, April 25th, 2024. Since then, students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, and DePaul University have followed suit to launch their own encampm ..read more

“CAIR-Chicago joined hosted a press conference Thursday afternoon saying they stand in solidarity with the anti-war demonstrators protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. CAIR Executive director Ahmed Rehab said the organizations stands with the peaceful, nonviolent movements for peace and justice for Palestinians and everyone else” READ MORE ..read more

MEDIA ADVISORY - For Immediate Release and Distribution - (CHICAGO, IL, 5/2/2024) – On Thursday, May 2, the Chicago Office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, will hold a press conference today with local Chicago university student leaders involved in organizing Palestinian solidarity demonstrations to discuss ongoing students protests and encampments and react to new "antisemitism" congressional bill chilling freedom of speech in this country. WHAT: Press Conference Addressing University Student Protests ..read more

(CHICAGO, IL, 4/25/2024) - Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, Ahmed Rehab, joined panelists at University of Chicago Institute of Politics to explore the complex, shifting landscape of free speech in today's digital age. In an era where voices claim to be censored, canceled, and deplatformed, questions arise about the boundaries and protections of free expression ..read more

Hear from legal and other subject matter experts about your rights and impactful protests. TUNE IN TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AS A STUDENT PROTESTING AND ADVOCATING FOR PALESTINE ON YOUR COLLEGE CAMPUS Event details: Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024 Time: 6:00 p.m. EST Location: Virtual Register here ..read more