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Know Your Rights & Anti-Bullying Workshop

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Presented by CAIR-Philadelphia and The Bosnia & Herzegovina Islamic Center of PA Register Now! Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023Time: 3 PMLocation: The Bosnia & Herzegovina Islamic Center of PA (4922 Simpson Ferry Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA)Details: Dinner will be served.Contact: riazfoundation@gmail.com…

National Bullying Prevention Month Resources

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To mark the beginning of National Bullying Prevention Month, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is providing this document of resources to combat anti-Muslim bigotry in the classroom. Research has demonstrated that Muslims face bullying at twice the rate of the national average.

Data show cases of anti-Muslim bullying in schools on the rise

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Officials at CAIR-Philadelphia said these acts represent a pattern of anti-Muslim bullying in schools that has been on the rise since 2014. Since August, the organization has received more than a dozen complaints of anti-Muslim bullying targeted at 15 to 20 students in 13 schools and colleges in the region, said Timothy Welbeck, the civil rights attorney for CAIR-Philadelphia. By comparison, there was one complaint of bullying for 2014, two for 2015, and nine for 2016.

Anti-Bullying Workshop

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New: See National Bullying Prevention Month Resources Presenters: Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, PhD. and Timothy Welbeck, Esq. Bullying and harassment at schools and in the workplace is a major problem for all American Muslims. CAIR-Philadelphia offers this anti-bullying workshop for individuals,…

Parent/Teacher/Adult Anti-Bullying Workshops

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One of the services CAIR offers is an anti-bullying workshop for parents and other adults interested in learning about anti-bullying techniques and the rights of students. The duration of the workshop is approximately one hour. We are reaching out to…

Update on School Bullying Cases

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In our January 8 update, we told you about two school bullying cases which had recently come into the CAIR-Philadelphia office.  One case involved a school faculty member who made several anti-Muslim remarks, and the other case involved a child who…

PA Bar Institute CLE, How to Litigate a School Bullying Case Update

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CAIR-Philadelphia legal director, Amara Chaudhry, served as course planner for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s continuing legal education course, How to Litigate a School Bullying Case last Friday, April 12.  This training, which Amara began planning almost a year ago, was…