Arab and Muslim Civil Rights Issues in the Chicago Metropolitan Area Post-September 11

This report is a summary statement of the Illinois Advisory Committee’s review of “Arab and
Muslim Civil Rights Issues in the Chicago Metropolitan Area Post-September 11” and includes
observations. Much of the report is based on information received by the Committee at a community forum held in Chicago on June 17 and 18,
2002.
After a brief introductory chapter about the
communities involved and some of their civil
rights concerns, the report is divided into chapters, each of which covers a specific civil rights
issue related to the topic at the forum. Because
the scope of the initiative was limited to a solicitation of opinion, without analysis of those opinions, each chapter is composed primarily of the
transcribed statements of presenters at the community forum. The Illinois Advisory Committee
strove to achieve balance in the forum. Therefore,
the chapters contain the testimonies of diverse
individuals, including community leaders, academics, government and local officials, and other
interested parties. The final chapter includes the
overall observations of the Illinois Advisory
Committee in light of all testimony received during the community forum.