CAIR-Philadelphia

Ramadan Accommodation for Students and Employees

March 31, 2022
News

As Ramadan approaches, we are aware that different schools and workplaces will have various levels of accommodation in place. We are working to make sure Ramadan accommodations for Muslim students and employees are well-entrenched in each setting.

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CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Antisemitic, White Supremacist Propaganda Distributed in Lehigh Valley

March 29, 2022
Press Releases

(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 3/29/2022) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on…

We Are Grateful for Your Support! Plus: Banquet Photos!

March 25, 2022
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We were recently blessed to be able to gather with…

Former athletic trainer says Agnes Irwin School illegally fired her for social media posts critical of Israel

March 18, 2022
Media

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.”

Natalie Abulhawa at Press Conference Announcing EEOC Complaint Alleging Unlawful Firing

Ex-athletic trainer claims bias behind her firing from Main Line girls school

March 16, 2022
Media

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.