Women are far more than the some of their parts -- six Chicagoans reveal what lies within

The pontiff's comments and the fiery protests that followed strain the tenuous dialogue between Muslims and Christians worldwide

Muslim-Americans living in the Chicago area are weighing in on Pope Benedict's apology for comments he made last week about Islam. The pontiff's remarks sparked violent protests in parts of the world.

CHICAGO -- It's the comment heard around the world, and Pope Benedict XVI's quote about Muslims is prompting protests and even violence in some areas.

CAIR-Chicago Discusses The Pope's Comments and Muslim Reaction

It started as a simple campaign tour to commemorate Sept. 11 and distribute more than 1,000 American flag yard signs in a western Illinois congressional district where the incumbent has been sidelined by Parkinson's disease.

Two young women are discovering what it means to be Muslim in America. Assia and Iman Boundaoui talk about how they reconcile living between two worlds, and where their Muslim and American identities come together.

"A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center," my then-wife told me as I stepped out of the shower, my head throbbing with a vicious hangover.

Outside Holy Name Cathedral, politicians stood silent, clergymen bowed their heads and passersby paused as a bell tolled from the cathedral's steeple. Cars quietly hummed by without honking horns. Chirping birds and other typical sounds of the city seemed muted.

In the years since 9/11, the government has continued to shut down local Muslim aid organizations that have never been convicted of a crime. Is this Bush's idea of a 'faith-based initiative'?

Ahmed Rehab walked away from the business world to become a spokesman for American Muslims — and walked into a firestorm.

At the Universal School students take time out from classes to pray once a day. By seventh grade, boys and girls attend classes separately. They take classes in Arabic, Islamic studies and memorize the Quran.

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.

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.