CAIR-PA condemns Bhutto Assassination
(Philadelphia, PA, 12/27/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Pennsylvania…
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CAIR-PA holds workshop on “Religious Holidays in Islam” at Springton Middle School in Media, PA
(Philadelphia, PA, 12/17/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council…
CAIR-PA holds workshop on “Jesus in the Qur’an” at Pottstown Presbyterian Church
(Philadelphia, PA, 12/13/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council…
CAIR-PA holds town-hall meeting on “US Foreign Policy and Iran” at Eastern University
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 11/20/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council…
CAIR-PA Presents ‘Introduction to Islam and Islamophobia’ at Synagogue
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 11/15/07) – The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council…
CAIR-NJ and CAIR-PA conduct presentation on Islam for the NAACP-NJ
(Princeton, 11/9/07) – The New Jersey and Pennsylvania chapters of…
CAIR-PA hosts Conestoga High School Students at the Foundation for Islamic Education
(Philadelphia, PA, 11/08/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council…
Islamophobia
Dr. Parvez Ahmed, current Chairman of the Board for CAIR and professor of finance at University of North Florida, opened the panel discussion by addressing the causes of Islamophobia. Ahmed suggested that "fear without reason," fueled by government policies and media attention, is the root cause of Islamophobia. Ahmed stated that policies toward Muslims have been driven by paranoia rather than pragmatism and that mass media continue to focus on "the narrow band of extremists."
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Michael Savage tells Muslims ‘take your religion and shove it…