Chairman’s Message
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CAIR-PA Seeking 2008 Hajj Experiences
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Ask Philadelphia Inquirer Not to Promote Anti-Muslim Hate
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Penn. Muslims Ask Legislature to Reject Religious ‘Litmus Test’
"It is unfortunate that the Islamophobic views of one legislator apparently prevented the passage of a resolution recognizing our nation's religious diversity." said CAIR-PA Civil Rights Director Justin Peyton. "This unnecessary controversy indicates just how much work still remains to be done to promote true religious tolerance and to reject religious litmus tests."
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Iftekar Hussain, chairman of the Council on Islamic American Relations in Pennsylvania, says the primary marks a watershed for many Muslim-Americans as they will be participating in far larger numbers. "One of the main things I've seen with Pennsylvania Muslims is that four or eight years ago I'd I talked to Muslims about the primaries they had no idea - they thought it was the November elections and that was it," he says.
"This time I've seen lots of Muslim participation and you will see it in the primaries which is something you didn't have before, and this has come through a learning process in the Muslim community."