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CAIR-Philadelphia Banquet and the Coronavirus

CAIR-Philadelphia is closely following the public health concerns of our community and the updates regarding the spread of the Coronavirus in our area. Hence, we are writing to you regarding the status of our annual banquet this Saturday night, March 14. As of this notice, end of day Monday, March 9, there are no changes to our plans regarding the banquet except the cautionary steps we detail below. Rest assured, however, that CAIR-Philadelphia is diligently monitoring the situation.
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Action Alert: Tens of thousands at immediate risk in Idlib, Syria. Take action today

Tens of thousands of civilians are immediately at risk, with the United Nations Security Council being briefed on Friday that at an estimated 300,000 civilians have been displaced, fleeing toward the Turkish border. Contact your members of Congress today and ask that they lend their voices by urgently calling on the U.S. to work with the international community.
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Urge Congress to Support Bipartisan Resolution Against Indian Government’s Abuses in Jammu and Kashmir

CAIR-Philadelphia calls on all Pennsylvanians to urge their U.S. House representative to co-sponsor and support the adoption of a bipartisan resolution by Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Steve Watkins (R-KA) -- House Resolution 745 -- on Jammu and Kashmir.
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A Letter from the CAIR-Philadelphia Staff

An Important Message from CAIR-Philadelphia

This was an eventful year at CAIR-Philadelphia. We in the office went through many ups and downs in 2019, experiencing loss as well as joy, happiness as well as heartache: Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, our Outreach Director, and his wife welcomed their first child into the world; Timothy Welbeck, Esq., our Staff Attorney, took his first trip to the continent of Africa to visit his extended family; and Jacob Bender, our Executive Director, lost his mother, who passed away after many years of painfully declining health.
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MCD IV Brings Scores of Muslims to State Capitol Building in Harrisburg​

On Wednesday, October 30, more than 80 American Muslim leaders from all over Pennsylvania traveled to Harrisburg for the 4th Annual Muslim Capitol Day. Sponsored by CAIR-Philadelphia and Emgage, MCD IV brought dozens of American Muslims into direct contact with their elected officials and state officials. In private meetings, the MCD participants had an unrivaled opportunity to speak first-hand to their state representatives and senators, letting them know in no uncertain terms what the impact of anti-Muslim bigotry has had upon them and their children.
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