Media – CAIR-Philadelphia

Data show cases of anti-Muslim bullying in schools on the rise

July 22, 2018 CAIR-Philly

Officials at CAIR-Philadelphia said these acts represent a pattern of anti-Muslim bullying in schools that has been on the rise since 2014.

Since August, the organization has received more than a dozen complaints of anti-Muslim bullying targeted at 15 to 20 students in 13 schools and colleges in the region, said Timothy Welbeck, the civil rights attorney for CAIR-Philadelphia. By comparison, there was one complaint of bullying for 2014, two for 2015, and nine for 2016.

CAIR-Philadelphia Press Conference Responding to SCOTUS Ruling on “Muslim Travel Ban”

June 27, 2018 CAIR-Philly

Audio of Full Press Conference: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Media Coverage: CBS Philly: Video of Full Press Conference: CBS Philly: CAIR Philadelphia Condemns Supreme Court Ruling To Uphold Travel Ban (video) CBS Philly: Trump’s Travel Ban Moves Forward, Impacting Thousands Of Immigrants The Philadelphia Tribune: Muslims in

Islamophobia? Or just plain evil? (audio)

June 24, 2018 CAIR-Philly

Praise Philadelphia 107.9 radio interview with Ahmet Tekelioglu.

Germantown celebrates Juneteenth

June 19, 2018 CAIR-Philly

Timothy Welbeck, a civil rights attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations and a Temple University Africology professor, said that history is the reason he, his wife and three children attended the festival.

Hundreds gather to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan

June 15, 2018 CAIR-Philly

In his sermon, [CAIR-Philadelphia Vice President] Iftekhar Hussain congratulated Muslims for experiencing Ramadan — a month, he said, “to give us shade.” He noted that like society today, the prophet Muhammed saw oppression, violence and exploitation. Just as he would leave society to recharge himself, Hussain said Ramadan gives Muslims today a chance to refresh and to become active in their communities. With Ramadan at an end, he said, “Now is the time to engage in society.”