Our mission is to be the unifying federation of Islamic organizations of greater Chicagoland, the leading advocate of Muslim community interests and a catalyst for enriching American society.
Sister Tabassum Haleem served as the Executive Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) from May 2015 to January 2017. During
By Tabassum Haleem, CIOGC Executive Director On an unseasonably warm afternoon, fifty four men and women rushed out of Islamic Foundation in Villa Park, IL
By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press Protesters gathered Saturday to support immigrant rights at rallies around the U.S., denouncing President-elect Donald Trump for his anti-immigrant rhetoric
By Husnaa Vhora The Council of Islamic Organization of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) and a number of Muslim community organizations joined the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant
By Marwa Eltagouri, Chicago Tribune Community, faith and labor organizations have planned a rally Jan. 14 in support of Chicago’s immigrants, Muslims and refugees, fearing
With eastern Aleppo under intense attack, civilians including women and children are being executed by Syrian government forces. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater
Fifty-three years after the first Chicago Prayer Breakfast began in 1964, the Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton became a sanctuary for nearly 1,000 business
The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC), representing over 400,000 Muslims in the Chicagoland area, recently joined Muslim community leaders in expressing support
Radio Islam featured CIOGC Executive Director Tabassum Haleem speaks about her 9/11 experiences and how the tragic event shaped the path of Muslim organizations, such
The ISNA Convention in Chicago will host tens of thousands of Muslims from across the US, dozens of top-level scholars, a 1,000+ booth bazaar, a
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