It’s been five years since the September 11th attacks.

In 2002, the Council on American-Islamic Relations reported 602 cases of civil rights abuses against Muslims in the United States. In the most recent year of reporting, 2004, it reported 1,522.

CHICAGO – Einige Maenner tragen Baseballmuetzen, manche verkehrt herum. Da sind welche in kurzen Hosen, andere in weit geschnittenen modischen Jeans. Viele kamen in Turnschuhen, die sie draussen abgelegt haben.

Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, talks to Worldview’s Jerome McDonnell on Chicago Public Radio about “Islamofascism” and other reductive terminologies. He argues that the public discourse on Islam in this country is problematic in its use of such terms.

The U.S. Says Muhammad Salah Was Financing Middle East Terrorism. Salah Says He Was Bringing Money To Stricken Families. Next Month, A Jury Will Begin Deciding Who’s Right.

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is expected to arrive today in Chicago to speak at two Muslim conventions over the weekend and visit a suburban mosque.

Today, most of the embarrassment and shame falls squarely onto the poor shoulders of Skokie resident Mardin Azad Amin.

While proponents of racial profiling such as columnist Jonah Goldberg argue that profiling “makes sense” and therefore should be allowed into the policies of law-enforcement officials, in actuality racial profiling is inefficient in terms of security and illegal in terms of law.

Post-9/11 anti-Islamic and anti-Middle Eastern sentiment hasn’t just taken an emotional toll on Muslim and Arab men living in the United States. It has also put a dent in their checkbooks, a study indicates.

While several groups have launched fundraising campaigns for Israel, an atmosphere fueled by fear has hindered their Islamic and Arabic counterparts.