6th District Congressman Peter Roskam has embarked upon another "Blame Pedro" Campaign designed for short-term political gain heading into November's elections, says Cristobal Cavazos of Immigrant Solidarity DuPage as they plan for their Oct. 23rd Rally at Peter Roskam's office.

"On September 19, Peter Roskam, a freshman in Congress seeking...

During the Islamic month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during the daylight hours as an act of submission, solidarity, and remembrance. One of the main reasons for fasting is to call attention to those who go hungry every day, not necessarily as an exercise of religious expression, but as a fact...

The median annual income of non-citizen immigrant households fell 7.3% from 2006 to 2007. In contrast, the median annual income of all U.S. households increased 1.3% during the same period. A Pew Hispanic Center report released this week analyzes recent trends in the incomes of the nation's 8.2 million non-citizen...

This fall, join AID's internationally known "Hope Not Hate" Initiative, which seeks to build more collaborative US-Muslim relations. Fostering better US relations with the Middle East begins at home with clear understanding of and respect for the two communities and their cultural diversity. AID is happy to announce a...

The Chicago Conference on Human Rights is a one-day conference scheduled for Saturday, 4 October 2008, at 10 a.m. It was inspired by the upcoming September 2008 United Nations NGO conference "Celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" at UNESCO, Paris, honoring the 60th Anniversary of the Universal...

The majority of Americans do not hold extreme anti-immigrant views, but it is difficult for those of us who don't live and breathe immigration policy to discern what is true and what isn't when we are constantly being bombarded with inflammatory and inaccurate information. Negative portrayals...

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Muslim Children Gassed at Dayton Mosque After "Obsession" DVD Hits Ohio
by Chris Rodda

If you are of Indian or Pakistani descent, you know the drill. When you grow up you have to be either a doctor, engineer and lately, a computer programmer. If you're anything else, guess what? You're not worth much. Apparently that's what even brides think when they go a-hunting for...

At a time when one hears more of the animosity or supposed animosity between Muslims and Jews, programs such as Cafe Finjan arrive as a breath of fresh air. Post 9/11, the Muslim community has made an incredible effort to participate in inter-faith dialogue and inter-faith events such as this...

Frankfort Township Official in Hot Seat for Promoting Anti-Muslim Sentiments

Aug. 12, Frankfort, IL - When challenges occur, one never knows whether there are more disadvantages or more hidden benefits that come with them. Had this incidence occurred in some other nation, Muslims may have shamefully taken to the streets...

Terror and persecution force refugees to flee their homelands and of the more than two million Iraqi's whose homes and livelihoods have been lost since the Occupation, the US accepted less than 700, during the first three years. This February, that number changed to 7000, of which 2000 were to...