Chicago Chapter Facts
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Est.: 1990s (25+ years)
- Key Leader: Ahmed Rehab
- Board Size: 7+ documented members
- Major Scandal: Government conspiracy theories
- IPT Status: Documented Hamas protection
CAIR-Chicago Chapter
Midwest Hub of Anti-Government Conspiracy & Hamas Support
🚨 2019 AHMED REHAB ANTI-ZIONIST EXTREMISM
"Fuck Zionism. And Fuck you too, France" - documented anti-Israeli extremism and systematic Hamas terror organization defense operations.— Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, 2019
⚠️ IPT Documentation
Hamas refusal & terror financing defense documented
🏛️ Government Access
City Council testimony platform despite extremism
👥 Chicago Chapter Leadership Roster
Executive Leadership
Ahmed Rehab
Title: Executive Director (2007-present)
Role: Chicago operations & government conspiracy operations
- • Chicago City Council testimony (anti-government conspiracy)
- • IPT-documented Hamas refusal
- • AIPAC "foreign lobby" attack campaigns
- • National strategic communications coordination
Sufyan Sohel
Title: Operations Director
Role: Day-to-day operations coordination
- • Administrative operations oversight
- • Staff coordination and management
- • Chapter operational efficiency
- • Strategic planning implementation
Senior Staff & Coordinators
Phil Robertson
Strategic Communications
- • Media relations coordination
- • Strategic messaging development
- • Government communications
Hoda Katebi
Community Outreach Coordinator
- • Community engagement programs
- • Youth outreach coordination
- • Cultural programming
Gerald Hankerson
Government Relations
- • Chicago city government liaison
- • Policy advocacy coordination
- • Municipal relations development
Tsedenya Bizani
Legal Advocacy Coordinator
- • Civil rights case coordination
- • Legal advocacy programs
- • Know your rights education
Tauseef Akbar
Operations Specialist
- • Event coordination and logistics
- • Administrative support
- • Volunteer management
Board of Directors
Current Board Members
- • Imam Kifah Mustapha - Board Chairman
- • Dr. Zaher Sahloul - Vice Chairman
- • Kareem Irfan - Board Secretary
- • Seema Imam - Board Treasurer
Additional Board Members
- • Dr. Sabih Mohsin - Board Member
- • Omar Shareef - Board Member
- • Hatem Abudayyeh - Board Member
⚠️ Chicago Chapter Controversies
Ahmed Rehab "Zionism Conspiracy" City Council Testimony (March 2025)
Executive Director Ahmed Rehab delivered shocking conspiracy testimony at Chicago City Council attacking "machinations of Zionism in America" and promoting government weaponization theories.
"What we are seeing is a direct attack on American democracy. Namely, agenda-driven, often foreign-agenda-driven lobby groups attempting to weaponize U.S. taxpayer-funded government agencies."
- • March 19, 2025 Chicago City Council "riveting" testimony [CAIR-Chicago]
- • Claims "machinations of Zionism in America" targeting political dissent
- • Promotes conspiracy theory that "Hamas," "Antisemitism," and "Terrorism" are weaponized terms
- • Testimony described as "now viral" by CAIR-Chicago
- • Defense of Mahmoud Khalil against material support charges
- • Democratic institutions undermining through conspiracy promotion
Hamas Support Documentation (IPT)
Investigative Project on Terrorism documented CAIR-Chicago's refusal to condemn Hamas and defense of terror financing.
- • Documented Hamas condemnation refusal
- • Terror financing defense operations
- • Anti-Israel extremist programming
- • Counter-terrorism operation opposition
🚨 EXPOSE: Chicago Government Conspiracy Operations
CAIR-Chicago, led by Ahmed Rehab and a 7+ member board, promotes anti-government conspiracy theories while refusing to condemn Hamas and defending terror financing. When will Chicago authorities investigate this organization's role in undermining democratic institutions and promoting extremist narratives?