Muslims regularly quibble about Islam’s different schools of thought. But what often goes missed is a much needed debate about the different schools of emotion that are pervasive in our communities.

Outreach Coordinator, Gerald Hankerson, explains how the CAIR-Chicago internship experience is unique because of its "merger of activism and professionalism."

Outreach Coordinator, Gerald Hankerson, explains how the CAIR-Chicago internship experience is unique because of its "merger of activism and professionalism."

On a brisk late morning last week, over 100 loud and colorful protesters organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), an organization on whose board I sit, lined up on the corner of Clark and Grand. The protesters, young and old, men and women, white, black, Arab, Latino, and Asian came to register their dismay with Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL) over the anti-immigrant remarks he has made recently.

In a definite first for the City Club of Chicago, condoms lays scattered across the white linen tableclothes at their luncheon yesterday feature GOP Rep. Mark Kirk, thanks to a protest organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Chicago y varios suburbios tendrán el próximo martes un proceso para elegir a un congresista federal, alcaldes, concejales y varios funcionarios locales, en el que no se esperan grandes sorpresas.

During my college years, I was known to wear a beret. One day, a brother approached me and chided me for it, “Why are you wearing a French hat? You’re not French.” I respondDuring my college years, I was known to wear a beret. One day, a brother approached me and chided me for it, “Why are you wearing a French hat? You’re not French.” I responded,ed, “Why are you wearing an Afghan Kufi? You’re not Afghan.”

Zaina Zayyad, a junior at Aqsa School in Bridgeview, Illinois, received a $4,000 scholarship in a statewide contest for her essay on a "Lincolnland Legend."

learly, Barack Obama’s ascension to power marks a dramatic departure from the last eight years in terms of presidential political philosophy and outlook.

Disappointed by the country's handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a group of about 65 people stood in silent protest in Oak Park Monday (Jan. 19).

Israel declared a cease-fire Saturday, temporarily ending its 22-day offensive against Gaza, which began Dec. 27 when Israel initiated a military campaign against Hamas’ infrastructure.

Jewish leaders in the Chicago area said they fear placards at two recent pro-Palestinian rallies that twist the Star of David into a Nazi swastika and compare the deaths in Gaza to the Holocaust inspired a string of attacks in the last two weeks on several synagogues and a school.

What will it take for our media to join much of the world in calling out the blatant human rights abuses committed by the Israeli military machine against the Palestinian people?

The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and about 30 other organizations are calling on public officials to pressure Israel to stop its offensive, which Palestinian health officials have said has killed hundreds.

The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today condemned an arson attack on a Chicago synagogue as "reprehensible.

Chicago police hope a surveillance video will help them catch the person behind an alleged hate crime at a North Side synagogue.

The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today condemned an arson attack on a Chicago synagogue as "reprehensible."

CAIR-Chicago Communications Coordinator, Reem Rahman discusses the recent assassination of Pakistan’s opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto with WGN’s Dean Richardson. She discusses the potential impact of the assassination as well as the sentiments of the public.