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Tell Congress to Protect Free Speech, Oppose Unconstitutional Anti-BDS Bill

January 7, 2019 CAIR-Philly

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/7/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, today called

Happy New Year from CAIR-Philadelphia

December 31, 2018 CAIR-Philly

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CAIR-Philadelphia End-of-Year Newsletter

December 29, 2018 CAIR-Philly

The year 2018 is drawing to a close, with the past several months being particularly difficult ones for those of us committed to a pluralistic, peaceful, and just vision of America.

Merry Christmas from CAIR-Philadelphia

December 21, 2018 CAIR-Philly

CAIR-Philadelphia wishes all of our Christian friends a joyous Christmas and a New Year of peace and justice — from Pakistan, to Palestine, to Pennsylvania.

Lo! The angels said “O Mary! Behold, God sends thee the glad tiding, through a word from Him, [of a son] who will become known as the Christ Jesus, son of Mary…”
Holy Qur’an, 3:45

Happy Hanukkah from CAIR-Philadelphia

December 3, 2018 CAIR-Philly

Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish Friends and Supporters: May these lights of freedom shine on both our communities and all

CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns CNN for Firing Dr. Marc Lamont Hill; Calls for his Re-instatement

December 1, 2018 CAIR-Philly

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today criticized CNN for its decision to fire Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a professor, activist, and political commentator, after a speech Dr. Hill made at the United Nations supporting Palestinian independence.

After Pittsburgh, Part II

November 5, 2018 CAIR-Philly

We write today with deep sadness as an American Jew and an African American, respectively, the Executive Director and Civil Rights Attorney of the Philadelphia chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization. Both of us are quite familiar with the tragic history of our people and the protracted legacy of traumatic oppression exacted upon our respective communities.

CAIR-Philadelphia Interfaith Press Conference on Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Receives Wide Media Coverage

October 31, 2018 CAIR-Philly

An interfaith press conference about the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, hosted by CAIR-Philadelphia and Masjidullah at the Friends Center yesterday, received wide media coverage last night on radio, TV, and internet.

Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious leaders at the press conference condemned the mass murder at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, as well as calling attention to the environment of racism, xenophobia, and calls to violence in which the anti-Semitic murders took place. Many speakers noted a climate of fear and divisiveness stoked by the irresponsible rhetoric of the president of the United States.

Local Religious Leaders Denouncing Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

October 31, 2018 CAIR-Philly

Interfaith leaders denounce Pittsburgh shooting, Trump’s ‘attack’ on immigrants

October 31, 2018 CAIR-Philly

An interfaith group of religious leaders came together for a press conference Tuesday to denounce the mass shooting inside a Pittsburgh synagogue and President Donald Trump’s latest attack on undocumented immigrants.

They said a prayer of mourning, at Friends Center in Center City, for the 11 men and women who were gunned down inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, calling out each of their names. The leaders represented area mosques, churches, and synagogues who called the massacre the direct result of a larger scheme of hate that began more than two years ago.