CAIR-Philadelphia

Jacob Bender is set to be the voice of Philadelphia-area Muslims, to take on discrimination they encounter in workplace and in the public sphere, and to fight expressions of hate. And his Jewish faith, Bender believes, can only help him do the job effectively. "The Muslim community is under attack from Islamophobic forces, and it is the obligation and responsibility of people of good will to stand up and say this is a bigoted attack," Bender said. "This is fully in keeping with my life goals."

“Ramadan is a blessed time for Muslims to not only strengthen our faith through fasting, but it provides an opportunity to help others in the larger community by feeding those in need and distributing prescribed charity,” said chairperson the CAIR PA Board of Directors and a member of the CAIR PA Philadelphia Chapter Executive Committee Iftekar Hussain. “I encourage Muslims, Jews and Christians to reach out to each other during this period of the year.