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CIOGC JOB OPENING: GRANTS DIRECTOR

Arizona SB 1070

Judge levels injunctions against controversial provisions of Arizona SB 1070

Controversial provisions of Arizona SB 1070, viewed by opponents as an anti-immigration bill, were blocked by a Federal judge on Wednesday after the Obama administration filed a motion with a federal court requesting that an injunction....



The first-ever CIOGC youth writing workshop, co-led with American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), took place last week.

Youth Writing Workshop teaches youth to write letters to the editors

More than fifteen Mosque Foundation and surrounding area youth gathered to learn how to write letters to the editor from AMP's Kristin Szremski. Youth letters will be polished and then submitted to Chicago and community newspapers for...

Qiyam Under the Stars

InshaAllah on Friday August 27th to August 28th, CIOGC will be holding"Qiyam Under the Stars", A night of spiritual elevation and renewed purpose through group prayers, scholarly reflections, team-building, and artistic expression. Get pumped for fun activities and a spiritual night! Stay tuned for more details InshaAllah.

Zakat Chicago

A Request to the Khateebs

Dear Respected Khatib:

The Zakat Chicago, a committee of CIOGC, requests you to deliver your Jum'ah khutbah on the topic of Zakat in order to raise awareness of this important pillar of Islam...

Planning for a summer Ramadan

By Samana Siddiqui

Muslims in Chicago are gearing up for a challenging Ramadan this year, with a dawn to dusk fast during hotter days, longer hours, and the start of the back to school season....

Muslim leaders

Muslim leaders - apply today!

The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 program. AMCLI builds human capital and develops leadership potential among American Muslims between the ages of 25 and 40. ....

Illinois State Board of Education grants CIOGC official approval for delivering Muslim sensitivity workshops to Illinois Public school teachers

Muslim students in public schools are often in classroom environments that are mistrusting and sometimes even hostile toward Islam and Muslims...

Hesham Hassaballa

Allah transcends language and faith

Lately, we have seen many in the punditocracy, as well as many politicians, attack and malign Islam. Tea Party Express leader, Mark Williams claimed that Muslims worship a "monkey-god." On his blog, Mr. Williams wrote....




Blanket the Burbs - providing resources to understand Muslims to the suburbs

After the successful distribution of thousands of resource guides to City of Chicago schools this spring, the Council has scheduled the commencement of the "Blanket the 'burbs" project for the upcoming academic year....

ISNA-CIOGC Interfaith Unity Banquet honors Methodist Church

Among the many highlights of the ISNA weekend was the Interfaith Unity Banquet, held on July 4th. The 13th annual banquet attracted leaders from diverse faiths...

Youth Summer Camps

Muslim Youth Sports Camp, MCC youth Camp,MFCC, MFCC Soccerball Camp, MFCC summer Camp, Mosque Foundation Camp, Mecca Summer Camp, CMECCA School and Weekend School, IFN- Islamic Foundation North, Young Muslims, Muslim Girl Scouts....

President sues Arizona over immigration law

Today, the Department of Justice sued the State of Arizona over the law that requires immigrants to carry documents proving they are in the country legally. This Arizona law, effective July 29, also requires law enforcement to check immigration status of people detained for other offenses....

Chicago Crescent

The July issue of the Chicago Crescent is being distributed to 103 locations across Chicagoland

Look inside the issue and read more at www.chicagocrescent.com

Would you like to receive the Crescent at your masjid, school or organization. Please contact Rita Sutton at rita@ciogc.org to see how you can be added to our delivery route- for free!...


Mohamad Nasir

Make Your Voice Heard

A few weeks ago, a friend of the community asked me to respond to an outrageous article pertaining to Islam and Muslims. To my surprise, many within our community would rather ignore and dismiss the article rather than address the flagrant accusations...

Hussein Ata

New Board at Mosque Foundation

Solar panels, recent expansion, food pantry and cleanliness are just a few of the things that come to mind when one thinks of the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview. The 2010 Elections at the masjid, one of the most active members of the Council...



Dr. Zaher Sahloul

Being a Civic Muslim

In a recent meeting with members from the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, one editor commented that the paper receives very few letters from Muslim readers, while...

Fatima Mohammadi
Freedom Flotilla survivor comes home to Chicago

Fatima Mohammadi, the only US citizen from Chicago on the Mavi Marmara, the boat taking humanitarian aid to Gaza that was attacked by Israeli forces returned home on June 6. She explained that when the Mavi Marmara first saw the possibility of Israeli interference, the Captain turned further West into international waters...

Imam Kifah Mustapha's lawsuit against the Illinois State Police.

The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) along with Council on American-Islamic Relations of Chicago (CAIR-Chicago) held a press conference....

Kareem Irfan
First Muslim President for Council of Religious Leaders

June 21 was a proud day for the Illinois Muslim community as they saw Brother Kareem Irfan address the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago as the first Muslim to be elected President of this interfaith organization. Br. Kareem is a former Chairperson of the CIOGC and has been active in interfaith and advocacy work for several years...

 

United Methodists vote to divest from Caterpillar and other companies benefitting from occupation of Palestine

At its annual conference, the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to divest all holdings in three international corporations that profit from the....


Council establishes fund to help find missing 9 year old girl

Chicago, IL, June 15, 2010, The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) has established a fund to collect donations to help in the search...
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Council and CAIR-Chicago urge Tribune to provide balanced coverage of the occupation of Gaza

Since the May 31 attack by Israeli forces on Mari Marvara, one of the boats in the Flotilla of peace activists carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza...

Council hosts Assembly of Weekend School Administrators to help educate 9,000 spiritually upright and socially responsible American Muslims

Thirty avid administrators sat together on Saturday, June 5, with a determined fervor to carry our...

"For Zion's sake, I will not be silent"

The Flotilla incident off Israel's shores has people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide pointing fingers, posting videos and assigning blame-a futile enterprise that merely...

Council calls for an investigation about the involvement of health professionals in torture experiments

On June 7, Physicians for Human Rights' released a new report, "Experiments in Torture: Human Subject Research and Evidence in the...

Muslims join protest condemning massacre of aid flotilla carrying humanitarian goods to Gaza

Hundreds of people joined a rally in front of the Israeli Consulate Tuesday evening to protest the 62 year Israeli occupation of Palestine. The rally came two days after a flotilla of six ships carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza was attacked by the Israeli Army on international waters...

Dr. Zaher Sahloul

Council Chair addresses crowds rallying for victims of the Gaza Flotilla

I am honored to be among you today, here in Chicago, speaking out in support of the innocent victims of the terrorist act of the state of Israel that happened yesterday under the watchful eyes of the world...

Mohamad Nasir

Council welcomes new Executive Director

The Council is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director, Br. Mohamad Nasir. He comes from a rich background in executive management, marketing, sales and social media.
"We are excited to have Mohamad join our team," said Dr. Zaher Sahloul. "He has been an active board member of one of our member organizations....

Dr. Zaher Sahloul

Be like Prophet Mohammad
peace and blessings be upon him

The "Everyone Draw Mohammed Day" Facebook campaign was not the first time that someone started a campaign, wrote an article, published a book or drew a caricature to demonize, hurt the image, make fun, or belittle Prophet...


Muslims join other faith groups to protest Arizona Immigration Bill

Dozens of religious leaders gathered at the Holy Name Cathedral to protest Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which allows law enforcement officers to demand papers of anyon. ..

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Annual CommUnity Dinner 2010 - Photos

CIOGC Campaigns & Initiatives

CIOGC Participates in United We Serve Initiative

CIOGC is announcing a collaborative effort with Muslim Americans Answer the Call in response to President Obama's call to all Americans to help our nation recover from the economic crisis (United We Serve). CIOGC encourages all Muslim organizations to participate in this new initiative with Muslim Americans Answer the Call and CIOGC as partners in civic service.


Prayer Times For July 2010

Day Date Fajr Iqama Sunrise Zuhr Iqama Asr Iqama Maghrib Iqama Isha Iqama
Thu 1 3:38 4:08 5:21 12:55 1:10 6:11 6:16 8:33 8:38 10:12 10:13
Fri 2 3:39 4:09 5:21 12:55 1:10 6:11 6:16 8:32 8:37 10:11 10:12
Sat 3 3:40 4:10 5:22 12:56 1:10 6:11 6:16 8:32 8:37 10:11 10:12
Sun 4 3:41 4:11 5:22 12:56 1:10 6:11 6:16 8:32 8:37 10:10 10:11
Mon 5 3:42 4:12 5:23 12:56 1:10 6:10 6:15 8:32 8:37 10:10 10:11
Tue 6 3:42 4:12 5:23 12:56 1:10 6:10 6:15 8:31 8:36 10:09 10:10
Wed 7 3:43 4:13 5:24 12:56 1:10 6:10 6:15 8:31 8:36 10:08 10:10
Thu 8 3:44 4:14 5:25 12:56 1:10 6:10 6:15 8:31 8:36 10:08 10:10
Fri 9 3:45 4:15 5:26 12:57 1:10 6:10 6:15 8:30 8:35 10:07 10:10
Sat 10 3:46 4:16 5:26 12:57 1:10 6:10 6:15 8:30 8:35 10:06 10:10
Sun 11 3:47 4:17 5:27 12:57 1:10 6:10 6:15 8:29 8:34 10:05 10:10
Mon 12 3:49 4:19 5:28 12:57 1:10 6:09 6:14 8:29 8:34 10:04 10:10
Tue 13 3:50 4:20 5:28 12:57 1:10 6:09 6:14 8:28 8:33 10:04 10:10
Wed 14 3:51 4:21 5:29 12:57 1:10 6:09 6:14 8:28 8:33 10:03 10:10
Thu 15 3:52 4:22 5:30 12:57 1:10 6:09 6:14 8:27 8:32 10:02 10:10
Fri 16 3:53 4:23 5:31 12:57 1:10 6:08 6:13 8:26 8:31 10:01 10:10
Sat 17 3:54 4:24 5:32 12:57 1:10 6:08 6:13 8:26 8:31 9:59 10:00
Sun 18 3:56 4:26 5:33 12:57 1:10 6:08 6:13 8:25 8:30 9:58 10:00
Mon 19 3:57 4:27 5:33 12:58 1:10 6:07 6:12 8:24 8:29 9:57 10:00
Tue 20 3:58 4:28 5:34 12:58 1:10 6:07 6:12 8:23 8:28 9:56 10:00
Wed 21 4:00 4:30 5:35 12:58 1:10 6:06 6:11 8:22 8:27 9:55 10:00
Thu 22 4:01 4:31 5:36 12:58 1:10 6:06 6:11 8:22 8:27 9:53 10:00
Fri 23 4:02 4:32 5:37 12:58 1:10 6:05 6:10 8:21 8:26 9:52 10:00
Sat 24 4:04 4:34 5:38 12:58 1:10 6:05 6:10 8:20 8:25 9:51 10:00
Sun 25 4:05 4:35 5:39 12:58 1:10 6:04 6:09 8:19 8:24 9:49 10:00
Mon 26 4:06 4:36 5:40 12:58 1:10 6:04 6:09 8:18 8:23 9:48 10:00
Tue 27 4:08 4:38 5:41 12:58 1:10 6:03 6:08 8:17 8:22 9:47 10:00
Wed 28 4:09 4:39 5:42 12:58 1:10 6:03 6:08 8:16 8:21 9:45 10:00
Thu 29 4:10 4:40 5:43 12:58 1:10 6:02 6:07 8:15 8:20 9:44 10:00
Fri 30 4:12 4:42 5:44 12:58 1:10 6:01 6:06 8:14 8:19 9:42 10:00
Sat 31 4:13 4:43 5:45 12:58 1:10 6:01 6:06 8:13 8:18 9:41 10:00

 

 


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CIOGC MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
At-Takaful Islamic Society
Aqsa School
American Islamic Association
Avicenna Academy
Averroes Academy
American Islamic College
Al Azhar Foundation
Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals
CMecca School
Dar-Us-Sunnah Community Center (BIC)
Downtown Islamic Center
East-West University
Fox Valley Muslim
Comm. Center
Gujarati Muslim Association of America
Hamdard Center
Inner City Muslim Action Network
Islamic Relief USA
Institute of Islamic Information& Education
Iqra International Education Foundation
Islamic Community Center
of Des Plaines
Islamic Center of Naperville
Islamic Center of the
Western Suburbs
Islamic Circle of North America - Chicago
Islamic Community Center
of Illinois
Islamic Cultural Center
Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA)
Islamic Foundation North
Islamic Foundation School
Islamic Foundation Villa Park
Islamic Society of
Northwest Suburbs
Islamic Medical Assoc.
of North America
Masjid Al- Farooq
Masjid Light of Islam
Makki Masjid
Masjid Dawah
Masjid Al-Taqwa
Masjid al-Muhajireen
Masjid Al-Mu’minun
(Ephraim Bahar Center)
Midwest Islamic Center (Masjid Al-Huda)
Mosque Foundation
Muslim American Society
Muslim Bar Association
Muslim Community Center
Muslim Education Center (MEC)
Muslim Educational & Cultural Center of America
Muslim Society Inc.
Nawawi Foundation
Nigerian Islamic Center
Organization of Islamic Speakers - Midwest
Sound Vision Foundation
Universal School

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