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A Darby Township teacher made a Black Muslim student kneel and beg for his cell phone, lawyer says

December 23, 2021
CAIR-Philadelphia

“It’s not something we would tolerate with someone entrusted with educating children,” said Timothy Welbeck, a civil rights attorney with CAIR who is working with the family of the student.

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On the anniversary of Sept. 11, local Muslims contemplate what they’ve endured the last 20 years

September 13, 2021
CAIR-Philadelphia

Islamophobia existed here and throughout the world long before Sept.…

May 20, 2021
CAIR-Philadelphia

To the Editor: Re “Younger Jews in U.S. Facing an…

Flashpoint with Cherri Gregg

May 6, 2021
CAIR-Philadelphia

Interview with Mohammed Zubairu, CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Committee President Last week,…

Real Black History: What the Chauvin verdict does and doesn’t change about American policing

April 29, 2021
CAIR-Philadelphia

It’s been a week since a Minneapolis jury found former…

The Rev. James Buck, senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, leads a social justice march down Germantown Avenue last in October 2020. — TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO

Local experts, clergy skeptical about Chauvin verdict’s impact

April 20, 2021
CAIR-Philadelphia

After former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday…

Philadelphia-area Muslims must adjust to Ramadan amid a pandemic

April 20, 2020
CAIR-Philadelphia

“That makes it a monthlong marathon for Muslims,” said Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, education and outreach director for the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). “It’s a challenging time of year, but one of the most rewarding.”

September 4, 2019
CAIR-Philadelphia

Until recently, many immigrant and first-generation Muslims lived in mostly white suburban communities without facing discrimination or hostility, said Jacob Bender, executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations in Philadelphia, a civil rights organization that advocates for Muslim Americans...

May 20, 2019
CAIR-Philadelphia