Sufyan serves as Deputy Director and General Counsel at CAIR-Chicago, a non-profit organisation that works to combat hate and discrimination faced by Muslim Americans and other marginalised communities. Sufyan is a trained mediator and facilitator, and speaks frequently on topics of social justice, civil rights and diversity.
Sufyan is a Cook County Human Rights Commissioner, the co-chair of the DePaul Law Diversity Council, and on the board of directors for the Chicago Access Network Television (CAN-TV), the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic, and ACLU of Illinois, where he serves as the organisation’s Affiliate Equity Officer. He also hosts a weekly talk show, Change Agents, where he spotlights critical issues impacting our communities, and amplifies the voices and efforts of leaders and organisations working to bring positive change to Chicago.
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