At a news conference Friday, Ahmed Rehab, executive director of CAIR's Chicago chapter, criticized the district for not immediately putting the school on lockdown once the graffiti was discovered and said parents weren't notified quickly enough about the incident.

CAIR-Chicago held a press conference Friday to address hate incidents targeting Illinois Muslims. Incidents included threats to kill Arab-American Muslim high school students, a threat sent to mosque, and a threatening call to CAIR-Chicago.

CAIR-Chicago held a press conference Friday to address hate incidents targeting Illinois Muslims. Incidents included threats to kill Arab-American Muslim high school students, a threat sent to mosque, and a threatening call to CAIR-Chicago.

CAIR-Chicago held a press conference Friday to address hate incidents targeting Illinois Muslims. Incidents included threats to kill Arab-American Muslim high school students, a threat sent to mosque, and a threatening call to CAIR-Chicago.

CAIR-Chicago held a press conference Friday to address hate incidents targeting Illinois Muslims. Incidents included threats to kill Arab-American Muslim high school students, a threat sent to mosque, and a threatening call to CAIR-Chicago.

CAIR-Chicago held a press conference Friday to address hate incidents targeting Illinois Muslims. Incidents included threats to kill Arab-American Muslim high school students, a threat sent to mosque, and a threatening call to CAIR-Chicago.

CAIR-Chicago held a press conference Friday to address hate incidents targeting Illinois Muslims. Incidents included threats to kill Arab-American Muslim high school students, a threat sent to mosque, and a threatening call to CAIR-Chicago.

After the murder of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, NC, Chicago area Muslim organizations, including CAIR-Chicago responded to the tragedy with a press conference.

After the murder of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, NC, Chicago area Muslim organizations, including CAIR-Chicago responded to the tragedy with a press conference.

After the murder of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, NC, Chicago area Muslim organizations, including CAIR-Chicago responded to the tragedy with a press conference.

After the murder of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, NC, Chicago area Muslim organizations, including CAIR-Chicago responded to the tragedy with a press conference. A clip of CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab appears on Fox News's Kelly File.

CAIR-Chicago held its annual banquet in Oak Brook Terrace. The banquet was a chance to celebrate CAIR's achievements over the past 11 years and the diversity of the Muslim community.

A Facebook posting making threats against Muslims and targeting a Bridgeview mosque has resulted in increased police surveillance and an investigation by the FBI, according to the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Authorities said Thursday that they are investigating a series of online threats made this week against a Bridgeview mosque.

CAIR-Chicago spoke with media after a south suburban mosque received violent threats on social media.

CAIR-Chicago spoke with media after a south suburban mosque received violent threats on social media.

CAIR-Chicago spoke with media after a south suburban mosque received violent threats on social media.

CAIR-Chicago is working with local law enforcement and the FBI Chicago office on recent social media violent threats against a south suburban mosque.

Whether purposeful or unwitting — which is quite possible by the way — our disposition to the narrative of the East/West divide, the invading hordes, the clash of civilizations is a timid yet omnipresent undercurrent in mainstream consciousness.