CAIR-Philadelphia

CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Disbanding of Fire Company Over Racist Comments

April 14, 2022
Press Releases

CAIR-Philadelphia today welcomed the disbanding of a Delaware Co. fire company following alleged racist comments. Darby Township’s Briarcliffe Fire Company voted to disband after several members allegedly made racial slurs about Black firefighters and community members.

CAIR-Philadelphia Responds to Penn Law professor Amy Wax’s racist remarks on Tucker Carlson Today

April 14, 2022
Civil Rights

University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax, who has a history of…

CAIR-Philadelphia & Partners Hold Iftar-Seder to Recognize Convergence of Ramadan and Passover

April 13, 2022
News

On Sunday, April 10, CAIR-Philadelphia, together with Masjidullah, The Shalom…

Preparations, accommodations underway for Ramadan at local charter school

April 1, 2022
Media

CAIR-Philadelphia's Civil Rights Attorney Timothy Welbeck, Esq. and Youth Leadership and Advocacy Projects Coordinator Asiyah Jones were interviewed by 6abc Action News' TaRhonda Thomas about Ramadan preparations and accommodations for students.

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.

Person holding a sign reading Enough. Photo by Liam Edwards on Unsplash

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
News

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.