IMAD Rally
Over 800 community members, including students and professional leaders from the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago participated in the 4th Annual Illinois Muslim Action Day on Tuesday, April 17th 2012....
Hearing on Ending Racial Profiling In America
Hearing on Ending Racial Profiling In America U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS U.S. SENATE....
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Join us at Illinois Muslim Action Day 2012
The preparation for our 5th Illinois Muslim Action Day, IMAD, is in full force. It is expected that more than 1,200 Muslims, young and old, joined by our civic and faith partners, will spend a full day in....
Illinois Muslim Action Day: A Reminder for Service
The concept of civil "society" is the realm where citizens associate together on a voluntary basis in order to serve their common interests, ethical values, ideals and opinions, whatever these may be. The concept of society serving in Islam was presented in...
USCIS Office of Public Engagement: USCIS Update on Syrian TPS and Invitation to Stakeholder Engagement on Administrative Errors
On March 23, 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced her intent to designate the Syrian Arab...
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Summer Internship Contest
Cook County State's Attorney's Office is offering two summer internships and a $1000 scholarship from State Farm Insurance for college students and graduating high school seniors...CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
USCIS Message to Stakeholders: Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status
Secretary Napolitano announced today the designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), based on deteriorating security conditions in Syria. The effective dates for th,...
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Praises
Obama Administration Decision to Guarantee Syrians
Temporary Protected Status
(Washington, D.C.) - The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) today praised the announcement by U.S...
Know Your Rights: NDAA denies basic rights to Americans
"Throughout the history of this country, the rights to due process, to legal representation, to a fair trial - have all been the last defenses available to those most vulnerable and discriminated among us... When the light of justice, of just laws and institutions is dimmed...
Reflecting on Ellison's address to African American Muslim leaders
Echoing the words of Thomas Jefferson in the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) issued a call for Muslim political action and intercultural unity....
CIOGC hosts exchange students
CIOGC hosted a group of exchange students from Europe, Tanzania, Moracco, Armenia and other countries here with the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program......
Structural racism: Racism's Deep Roots
In this day and time of our lives, it is tempting to think that racial inequity is a problem that we have overcome. Our experiences continue to indicate that is not the case.....
Becoming a welcoming nation: It's good for the economy
Kim suddenly started hitting his chest. I thought he had a medical emergency. But before I could call the stewardess, he explained that he was just nervous after watching a video about the immigration process before landing in Chicago. Kim is a junior....
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Calls for a Cease Fire in Syria
CHICAGO (March 6, 2012) -"I wish to express my profound disappointment and concern regarding the ongoing crisis in Syria. Peaceful demonstrations for reform began a year ago. Today the country is in the throes of a brutal conflict, leaving thousand....
Voting to make a difference
A generation or two ago, many of us came from our individual countries to America. Some came seeking jobs to help family members back home. Others saw the opportunity to start businesses. Still others wanted to earn a college education....
Join the unmarked campaign
Nabeel is 19 years old. Sarah is 18. About 14 years ago, Nabeel made a joke with another student quoting a line from "Rush Hour," the movie starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker: "I am gonna shoot you with a shotgun." Although his father was a respected teacher in the school and known to be anti-gun, the school...
CIOGC DISAPPOINTED WITH DUPAGE COUNTY DENIAL OF MECCA ZONING PERMIT
(CHICAGO- March 5, 2012) - The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago joins the Muslim community and other faith groups in expressing disappointment at the DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals' denial of The Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America's petition for mosque construction in utter disregard....
Senator Durbin's floor statement on Syria
Mr. DURBIN: Mr. President, I rise to speak of the atrocities that are being committed every day by the Syrian Government against its own citizens--thousands who have stood bravely month after month against unspeakable violence simply to ask for basic political freedoms we take for granted in this country. And I rise to speak of the indefensible and inexplicable support of this brutal regime by Russia. ....
Political Diversity in the Muslim Community: Perspective from College Students
Muslims come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. They are a heterogeneous people, hailing from as east as Malaysia and as west as Canada. More than their cultural difference, however, Muslims differ in their political leanings and ideologies. ....
Day of Prayer for Syria
(Chicago, IL-February 17, 2012) - The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (the "Council") called on Muslim communities across Chicagoland to dedicate their Friday services to prayer for Syrian victims, civilians and refugees....
Civil Rights Chronology
1619: A year before the Mayflower, the first 20 African slaves are sold to settlers in Virginia as "indentured servants." 1624: The first African American child, William Tucker is born in the colony. 1777: Vermont is the first American state to abolish slavery (July 2, 1777)....
Coping with Grief: A Personal Reflection
Tears were coming from the Prophet's eyes upon the death of his son Ibrahim. His companions asked of such a matter, assuming that being a prophet meant a level of faith that is solid and strong where submission to the will of God by accepting death means....
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