CAIR-Philadelphia Responds to Penn Law professor Amy Wax’s racist remarks on Tucker Carlson Today
University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax, who has a history of…
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CAIR-Philadelphia & Partners Hold Iftar-Seder to Recognize Convergence of Ramadan and Passover
On Sunday, April 10, CAIR-Philadelphia, together with Masjidullah, The Shalom…
Preparations, accommodations underway for Ramadan at local charter school
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
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.
CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Antisemitic, White Supremacist Propaganda Distributed in Lehigh Valley
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 3/29/2022) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on…
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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.”
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.
CAIR-Philadelphia Announces EEOC Complaint Against Agnes Irwin School Over Unlawful Firing of Palestinian-American Athletic Trainer
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 3/16/2022) — The Philadelphia Chapter of Council on American-Islamic…