We fight for our beautiful Muslim American communities, who deserve better. Can you believe 2025 is at its end? So much has changed in such a short time. And I’ll be honest: a lot of those changes have been extremely…
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group calls on Fulton County DA to vacate conviction for the crime Otis Jackson has admitted committing (PHILADELPHIA, P.A., 11/24/2025) – CAIR-Philadelphia, the Philadelphia chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 11/19/2025) – On Saturday, November 22, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) and its partners, along with the region’s Muslim communities and elected officials will come together to celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage…
CAIR-Philadelphia joins our colleagues at CAIR-California, CAIR-Florida and CAIR-National in condemning the unjust detention of British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mr. Hamdi — who had just spoken at a CAIR-Sacramento Valley…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 10/28/2025) – On Tuesday, October 28 (press conference: 12:15 p.m.), the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) and Emgage Pennsylvania (Emgage-PA) will co-host Muslim Capitol Day in Harrisburg, which is designed to help Muslim Pennsylvanians’…
CAIR-Philadelphia mourns the passing of Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, a steadfast friend, partner, and moral voice for justice. His life’s work embodied the courage to speak truth, the compassion to build bridges, and the faith to envision a world transformed…
Guest Commentary in The Philadelphia Citizen: CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, PhD., urges Philadelphia to steal an idea from Chicago and L.A.: Make it easier for non-English speaking citizens to vote By Pennsylvania law, voters are only required to show identification…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA — 8/24/25) The Philadelphia chapter of Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed the United States Attorney’s decision to pursue hate crime charges against Mark Anthony Tucci, who pleaded guilty on August 21, 2025, to a series of…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 8/15/ 2025) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued an alert to both prominent public figures and grassroots activists supporting Palestinian…
