"I have gained immense respect for the French who stood in solidarity with their hero refusing to kick him when he was down. As the curtain closes, I can only add my voice to the grateful and forgiving French fans when I say, “Merci Zizou, le footballer eternel."

'It's really sad where people are willing to take innocent life . . . As a matter of fact, it's pathetic," President Bush said in a recent press conference. He went on to state, "Israel has a right to defend herself. Every nation must defend herself against terrorist attacks and the killing of innocent life. It's a necessary part of the 21st century."

"It's really sad where people are willing to take innocent life ... As a matter of fact, it's pathetic," President Bush said in a recent press conference.

Nine Muslim men from the Chicago region have filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government violated their civil rights by delaying their citizenship requests.

I disagree with Tribune staff reporter Rex W. Huppke's characterization of terrorism as a new and increasing threat in "Fear of terrorism as a fact of life; Americans have learned to deal with their worries about crime, but they have yet to adjust to a world where terror is an enduring threat" (Perspective, June 25).

Up until his ignominious expulsion from last Sunday's World Cup championship match for head-butting an opponent, Zinedine Zidane's journey had read like a fairy tale.

A former Chicago man who once drove a FedEx truck here and whose parents and siblings were Baptist preachers was identified Friday by prosecutors as the ringleader of an alleged plot to blow up the Sears Tower for al-Qaida and "kill all the devils we can."

Muslim leaders on Friday denounced the seven men arrested in Florida as members of a religious cult and implored the media not to refer to them as Muslims.

Hundreds of demonstrators - estimated by some of the organizers at 2,300 - poured into Chicago's Pioneer Court to protest Israel's onslaught against Lebanon and Gaza Saturday July 22. Carrying Lebanese, Palestinian, and American flags, the demonstrators marched to the Israeli consulate to make their objections be known.

On Saturday, thousands of protesters marched against U.S.-sponsored Israeli aggression in Lebanon and Palestine. Here are some photos from that action.

"A crucible for secularism," by Tom Hundley was an incendiary piece of journalism that offends the ideals of a pluralistic society, and characterizing religious people – both Muslim and Christian – in a negative light (Page 1, June 19). The tone of the article uses the classic "us versus them" schoolyard tactic to pit Islam and Christianity as competing for the supremacy of Europe and then dismisses both as thorns in the side of secularism.

"I think there has been some reluctance to step up and say that these individuals are indeed non-representative Muslims because certain commentators may see that as whitewashing or watering down our fight against terrorism." - Ahmed Rehab, executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Chicago chapter.

Ahmed Rehab Says Accused Plotters Have Nothing To Do With Islam

Sie sind erfolgreich, angesehen und integriert – muslimische Einwanderer kommen in Amerika gut zurecht. Ein Streifzug durch das islamische Chicago Von Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff

Congratulations to Michael Tackett, the Tribune's associate managing editor in Washington, on his wonderful piece "Melting ice with Westerners" (News, May 10). As a Muslim-American activist who spends most of his waking hours "melting ice" with fellow Westerners, I am very appreciative of an article that brings forth the moderate and refreshing views of credible mainstream leaders from the Muslim world.

A retired Christian minister now living in Naperville, Geurkink has been inside dozens of churches and even some synagogues over the years, but this was like no worship space he had ever seen.

A local Islamic group is leading an effort to try to get a major cable TV company to include in its basic package a Muslim-oriented channel.

Student journalists at the College of DuPage ran 12 controversial political cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, including the one that sparked riots worldwide, saying they wanted to provoke discussion.

"The men, who are legal permanent residents, allege in the lawsuit filed Thursday that the government has denied them citizenship for up to two years even though they have passed every test and interview."

Ten Muslim men have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the government has violated their civil rights by denying them U-S citizenship.