What: Islam Awareness WeekTopic: Servants of God: African Muslims in Antebellum America-

Here is an interesting point to ponder: what if Don Imus had referred to a mostly-white woman's basketball team as "dumb blonde ho's," would it have been any less racist or sexist than the "nappy-headed ho's" comment he used against a mostly black team?

What: Islam Awareness WeekTopic: The Hijab: Voices from Behind the Veil

Here is an interesting point to ponder: What if Don Imus had referred to a mostly white women's basketball team as "dumb blond hos." Would it have been any less racist or sexist than the comment he used against a mostly black team?

As part of Islam Awareness Week, Outreach Coordinator Dina Rehab, spoke on the headscarf worn by Muslim women, known as the hijab.

Who: Ahmed Rehab (Bio)CAIR-Chicago Executive Director

Reading the work of Kathleen Parker one might get the impression through her conspicuous intellect and confident voice that she speaks with academic authority on the issues for which she writes.

What: Executive Director to lead Muslim Youth Leadership Training.This interactive one-day workshop is an excellent opportunity for High School and College students to learn how to pursue social justice, mobilize others, and proudly represent Islam.

What: Communications Coordinator, Sultan Muhammad, to participate in the 'First Annual Milad Conference.' The topic of discussion is aimed at bringing together Muslim leadership on one platform to highlight unity within the Muslim faith, using 'the Legacy of the Prophet' as an example to bridge the Sunni-Shia gap.

In her April 4 column, "Ignore them, and be spared the drama," (Commentary) Kathleen Parker makes it clear that what bothers her most about the backlash to the chocolate Jesus exhibit is that it makes people in this country look a little too much like the Big Bad Muslims.

Apparently, Parker believes that people do not have the right to be offended by offensive material. Although I am no advocate of Donohue or the Catholic League, I do firmly believe that all sane and civilized people - be they Muslim, Christian, Jewish, atheist, or otherwise - should be respectful of the beliefs and values cherished by others.

The old ad campaign used to ask, "What kind of man reads Playboy?" An Indonesian man might, after Thursday's dismissal of indecency charges against the editor of a Jakarta-produced version of Playboy there.

In her April 4 column, "Ignore them, and be spared the drama," (Commentary) Kathleen Parker makes it clear that what bothers her most about the backlash to the chocolate Jesus exhibit is that it makes people in this country look a little too much like the Big Bad Muslims.

Vandals spray-painted "Free Palestine" and "Death to Israel" on the Ner Tamid Ezra Ha-Bonim Synagogue on the North Side of Chicago during Pessah.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today condemned vandalism of a Chicago synagogue as "reprehensible."

"It is an unfortunate consequence of post 9/11 life in America, where fear-mongering is a reality, that notorious career Islamophobes, such as this individual, are subjected to little scrutiny and virtually no credibility tests - even as mainstream Muslim leaders with established track records are readily second-guessed."

"It is an unfortunate consequence of post 9/11 life in America, where fear-mongering is a reality, that notorious career Islamophobes, such as this individual, are subjected to little scrutiny and virtually no credibility tests - even as mainstream Muslim leaders with established track records are readily second-guessed."

The Muslim Student Association (MSA) sponsored events ranging from an annual feast and lecture to film screenings concerning the perspectives, values and people of Islam during last week's Islamic Awareness Week.

What: CAIR-Chicago Prison Project Coordinator, Ausaf Farooqi, speaks at the Advisory Board Meeting of the Illinois Department of Corrections concerning accommodations for Muslim inmates.

After a Muslim man reported receiving a threatening text message, CAIR-Chicago contacted the FBI who initiated an investigation into the matter.