Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, PhD.
Executive Director
Ahmet Tekelioglu is a Turkish-American academic and organizer. His research focuses on American Muslim history and identity. He received his PhD in political science from Boston University in 2016. Concurrently, Ahmet directs the digital Islamic Studies project themaydan.com at George Mason University where he is a research fellow at the Center for Global Islamic Studies. Read Full Bio…
Adam Attia
Legal Director
Adam provides direct legal services to individuals who are victims of discrimination from both the government and private entities. He is experienced in various areas of law that impact civil rights including education law, immigration law, and employment law. Read Full Bio…
Timothy Welbeck, Esq.
Civil Rights Attorney
Timothy’s scholarly work examines and interrogates contemporary issues of racial identity in America, in addition to the intersection of racial classification and the law within the American context. He currently lectures in the Department of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University and has previously taught at other schools in the Delaware Valley area. Read Full Bio…
Asiyah Jones, MPH
Advoacy Projects Director
Asiyah was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from La Salle University, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree. She is currently continuing her education at La Salle to pursue her master’s in public health. She has a specific interest in violence prevention, youth development and mental health. Read Full Bio…
Iman Ahmad
Paralegal
Iman joins CAIR-Philadelphia as a paralegal. Iman has a wealth of administrative, organizational, and project management skills. She has non-profit board experience (including chairmanship) and serves as a volunteer in several area masajid. Iman has also served as a volunteer for both local and national non-profit organizations. Read Full Bio…
Fareba Amani
Central PA Organizer
Fareba was born in Afghanistan and raised in Central PA, currently residing in Mechanicsburg, PA. She is a proud alumna of Penn State, where she earned her degree in Elementary Education. Eager to further her impact, she is currently pursuing a TESOL master’s degree at Wilson College and she is an English Language Development (ELD) teacher in a high school. Read Full Bio…
Amani Aly
Accounting and Finance Director
Amani Aly was born to Egyptian immigrant parents and raised in NYC. She earned her B.Sc. degree from NYU’s Stern School of Business with a concentration in Accounting while simultaneously studying Islamic History and World Religions. Amani has lived on the Main Line of Philadelphia for the last 20 years and is currently running her own accounting business. Read Full Bio…
Leena Jaffer
Operations and Marketing Manager
Leena has worked with CAIR-Philadelphia since its founding in 2004, first as volunteer and later as our indispensable Operations Manager. Her continuity and dedication have made her our archivist and the collective memory of our chapter, while her technical brilliance and calmness under pressure has kept the office running smoothly, even at the most challenging of times.