IRVING — A national Islamic advocacy group says an emergency preparedness drill targeting a simulated mosque in this small community wrongly typecast Islamic houses of worship as security threats. “It really was in poor taste, probably as a result of a lack of cultural prowess on the part of the person who made that choice,” Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Chicago chapter, said Wednesday.

"The use of a fake 'mosque' in this type of drill sends the wrong message to law enforcement officials who may now view mainstream institutions, such as Islamic houses of worship, as potential security threats," according to Ahmed Rehab, executive director of CAIR-Chicago. "Officials must be trained in dealing with hostage-taking and responding to chemical, biological or bomb attacks. We are only questioning the wisdom of linking the American Muslim community and its institutions to such incidents."

As part of a recent emergency preparedness drill in south-central Illinois, law enforcement personnel stormed a "mosque" where radical gunman were holding hostages.

A move by Dunkin' Donuts to pull an online ad featuring Rachael Ray after a blogger dubbed the celebrity chef's scarf "hate couture" was an "incredibly silly situation," a U.S. Islamic lobby group said on Thursday.

If you look up "theologian" in the dictionary, you might find a picture of Martin Forward.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Demonstrators protested outside of a Boeing company shareholder's meeting at the Field Museum Monday morning.

The first Muslim elected to U.S. Congress shared some of his experiences as an elected official with those who hope to follow in his footsteps one day.

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KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Ahmed Rehab of the Council on American Islamic Relations about the re-publishing of the cartoon and about racism targeting Muslims.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The controversy caused by a photograph of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama dressed in turban-topped African garb points to deeper anti-Muslim sentiment in U.S. society, some observers believe.

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab discusses the recent pullout of several significant advertisers and sponsors from the Savage Nation radio talk show. CAIR, part of the Hate Hurts America Community interfaith coalition, works against fear and hate mongers such as Michael Savage, host of the Savage Nation radio talk show.

CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab discusses the recent pullout of several significant advertisers and sponsors from the Savage Nation radio talk show. CAIR, part of the Hate Hurts America Community interfaith coalition, works against fear and hate mongers such as Michael Savage, host of the Savage Nation radio talk show.

A furor erupted yesterday as a photo of Barack Obama in a white turban spread across the Web, drawing accusations of fearmongering and racism from the Obama campaign and Muslim groups.

Missed point on faith OK, we get the point. Barack Obama is not a Muslim. He has made that clear, time and again.

It's Wednesday, matchmaking day, and Athia Syed's phone won't stop ringing. There's a father on the line looking for a U.S. citizen to marry his son in India. A woman seeking a hijab-wearing spouse for her stockbroker brother. A mother who wants a well-educated wife for her son.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- More than 1,000 Muslims from all over the Midwest gathered in Rosemont Saturday night.

Can Jews and Muslims play and pray together? When Ramadan and Rosh Hashana overlapped in September 2007, members of a Chicago interfaith group came together at a local synagogue to practice their respective rituals of prayer and feasting.

Back when he was a Streamwood police officer, Udaykiran "Uday" Devineni was often called on to help other police departments.