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.

The Chicago chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) joined the...

The Chicago chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will join the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) in holding a downtown press conference tomorrow to discuss action against Congressman Mark Kirk's recent nod to discrimination against Arabs.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) announced today that the coalition of diverse Chicagoland-based organizations condemning congressman Kirk's anti-Arab remarks have grown to 30.

More than two weeks have passed since Congressman Mark Kirk made the troubling statements that bring us here today. We want Congressman Kirk to know that we are not OK with discrimination on the basis of national origin or religion, just as we are not on the basis of race or gender.

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.

In his article “Riots could happen in rest of Europe,” Tom Hundley writes in reference to the recent riots in France, “Most are Muslims, which may impede their integration into Western societies, but Islam itself did not appear to be an organizing or motivating element in the French riots” (Nov. 20). Yet, in the same article, he goes on to argue that the multiculturalism solution of many European countries has failed, citing the July 7th bombings and the murder of a Dutch filmmaker by a Muslim.

In his effort to justify ethnic and racial profiling, Steve Haisley claims that it is the same as a crime victim giving the police a description of an 18 year-old African-American and then expecting “the authorities to focus their investigation on 60-year-old white men” (“Like it or not, Kirk comments are true,” Nov. 20).

It is funny to see how the people who criticize President Bush for being a big government conservative would at the same time applaud his efforts to expand the government’s investigative and enforcement powers to curtail civil liberties under the guise of national security (“Safety vs. liberty: How far should we go?” Nov. 20).

TOPIC - Muslim American Identity & The Role of the American Mosque

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.

WHAT - "Muslim American Identity: Present and Future" Conference

WHAT - Our Families, America's Future: Immigrant Justice Convention Join us in celebrating immigrant families and discussing the Immigrant Power Action Plan.

Dear Ms. Kudaimi:

Thank you for your note. As I hope you would understand, Congressman Kirk's remarks reflected his views on this issue, not those of Northwestern University.

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill., 11/18/05) - At the same time that Congressman Mark Kirk stays defiant on explaining or apologizing to his constituents over the bigoted comments he made about the Arab and Muslim communities, strong deference to the many adherents to the Muslim faith in Illinois is being paid by State Senator Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) who recently introduced a measure to recognize October as the holy month of Ramadan in Illinois.

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.

Those who trumpet terrorism as a conspiracy by the Muslim people against people of other faiths should pay more attention to current world events. Friday's terrorist attacks targeted 2 Mosques in Iraq on Islam's holiest day of the week, resulting in the cold-blooded murder of 74 innocent Muslims as they knelt in prayer. This vicious attack is evidence that terrorists harbor as little regard for the sanctity of Muslim holy places and Muslim life as they do for those of Christians, Jews, or others. Indeed, Muslims have been the targets of terrorist attacks more often than people of any other faith.

WHAT - Khutbah (Friday Prayer Sermon)

SPEAKER - Ahmed Rehab, Director of Communications, CAIR-Chicago