Those who portray terrorism as an "Islamic" phenomenon should pay more attention to current events. On Nov. 18, terrorists targeted worshippers at two Iraqi mosques, murdering more than 70 innocent Muslims.

Those who portray terrorism as an "Islamic" phenomenon should pay more attention to current events. On Friday, terrorists targeted worshipers at two Iraqi mosques, murdering more than 70 innocent Muslims.

WASHINGTON -- Facing mounting discrimination since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a number of Sikh-American groups have begun a campaign to explain their religion to the American public and to differentiate their beliefs from those of Muslims.

About 3,000 activists at a Saturday rally called for a unified effort for immigrant rights, including expanded education and labor opportunities, that transcends their diverse nationalities and religions.

HE WOULD rather talk about the new Arab-American museum in Dearborn, the first of its kind in the country. But Ismael Ahmed patiently indulges questions on another topic—whether America does a better job than France of integrating Arab immigrants—even though he thinks the answers are obvious.

On Nov. 5 Congressman Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) spoke at the 2005 International Institute for Nanotechnology Symposium taking place at the Technological Institute. Although the purpose of this conference was to highlight recent advances in the field of nanotechnology, Kirk’s remarks included calling for discrimination against Arabs.

Citing examples of racial profiling, Muslim and civil rights activists told a legislative committee Thursday that police in Illinois should be required to add a category of "Middle Eastern" to those they use to track who is stopped by officers.

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Twenty-five immigrant and civil rights groups on Friday joined a Muslim organization in demanding U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) apologize for remarks he made condoning discrimination against some Arabs.

Pressure is mounting on U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk to retract his recent comments he made that it is OK to discriminate against “young Arab males from terror-producing states.”

The high holidays are behind us, together with their emotional and spiritual peaks. Whether these peaks occurred in a synagogue, outside in a Sukkah, or on a street filled with dancing Torahs, they have all left their mark. How they will shape our year remains to be seen.

ABD’nin Chicago kentinde yapilan ‘dinlerarasi diyalog’ konulu sempozyumunun ikinci ve son günü yine birbirinden ilgi çekici paneller ve etkinliklerle geçti.

A Muslim civil rights group demanded an apology Wednesday from U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) for remarks he made condoning discrimination against some Arabs.

A photo exhibit of Muslim women that was displayed at Harper College in suburban Palatine is causing quite a controversy. Some Muslim students complain that the pictures portray them as prisoners of their own religion.

Arab-American and immigrant rights groups riled by U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk's recent comments sanctioning discrimination against Arabs are asking for a retraction and an apology.

Attendants of the Chicago Interfaith Gathering Symposium hope to explore and build toward solutions to this question at this year’s gathering at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Augustana Chapel, Nov. 10-11.

Rep. Mark Kirk of Highland Park made what he admitted were "politically uncomfortable" remarks Saturday when asked about the difficulties of the visa process for immigrants entering the United States.

When Kifah Shukair celebrates the end of the sacred Muslim month of Ramadan this week, she will rise before dawn with her family and attend morning prayers. The rest of the day will be spent in a flurry of festivity--visiting relatives, exchanging gifts, feasting on delicious foods.

Religious zealots waste no time declaring natural disasters to be divine punishment. They cite different divine motivations – invariably, causes that matter to them personally.

Milwaukee's first Arab-American police officer, arrested and later released in August after he was accused of saying he wanted to shoot up the district where he worked, has filed complaints saying he faced harassment following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.