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Former athletic trainer says Agnes Irwin School illegally fired her for social media posts critical of Israel
Natalie Abulhawa, a 24-year-old Palestinian American, says she was fired in November, 10 days after starting as an athletic trainer at the all-girls school. The issue cited by school officials, she said, was a profile about her hosted by a website that bills itself as documenting “individuals and organizations that promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews on North American college campuses.”
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Ex-athletic trainer claims bias behind her firing from Main Line girls school
A Muslim athletic trainer was fired by a private girls school in Bryn Mawr over years-old social media posts criticizing Israel, the Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) alleged Wednesday.
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CAIR-Philadelphia Announces EEOC Complaint Against Agnes Irwin School Over Unlawful Firing of Palestinian-American Athletic Trainer
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CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Targeting Cemeteries
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CAIR-Philadelphia Offers Condolences on Passing of Imam Asim Abdur-Rashid
CAIR-Philadelphia today extended condolences to the family and friends of Imam Asim Abdur-Rashid. Imam Asim served as the imam at Philadelphia’s Masjid al-Mujahideen since its establishment and is also the father of our longtime board member Salima Diop.
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Coalition Launches Support for HR-2998
Over 30 organizations and individuals announce the formation of a wide coalition to offer critical support for HR-2998, the COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act. The bill was assigned to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and concurrently to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Coalition partners will initially prioritize urging Congressional Representatives to join the list of cosponsors.
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