"We need to empower our communities in which to be able to detect that and prevent that before it's too late," said Ahmed Rehab, Council on American Islamic Relations.

Ahmed Rehab joined WBEZ Worldview to discuss the impact ISIS is having on the Western world.

Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, sat down to discuss the rise of Islamophobia with Randa Kuziez from the Interfaith Youth Core, and freelance journalist Deanna Othman on Chicago Tonight.

CAIR-Chicago held a press conference Friday to address recent 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.

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.