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“The Year of the Plagues” by Jacob Bender

One hundred years ago, 680,000 Americans died in the Spanish Flu Pandemic that ravaged the United States, with Philadelphia being the worst hit city in the nation. Among the dead was my grandfather Yitzhak Bendersky, who had emigrated from Russia to America only a few years before in search of a better life for his family and himself.

Jacob Bender
December 30, 2020

“Securing the Muslim Future” by Ahmet S. Tekelioglu, CAIR-Philadelphia Outreach and Education Director

American Muslim civic engagement is the foundation upon which we can secure our community's long-term interests and make our contributions to the broader community. Our many successes could not have happened but for your generous support that sustained CAIR-Philadelphia even throughout this pandemic-infected year.

Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu
December 28, 2020

“The Year in Civil Rights” by Timothy Welbeck, Esq., Civil Rights Attorney

Every year, CAIR-Philadelphia updates you about how our chapter organizes against Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, anti-black racism, white supremacy, and all forms of bigotry. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic imposed unique challenges for all of us, requiring greater flexibility in how we navigated.

Timothy Welbeck, Esq.
December 17, 2020

Hands On a Laptop. Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash

The New CAIR-Philadelphia Blog is Coming!

Our new updated CAIR-Philadelphia blog will be launching on Monday, December 7th. Every Monday we will spotlight American Muslim perspectives on the issues that impact our communities. We invite you to celebrate with us next Monday when our first blog post is posted on our website and shared on Facebook.

CAIR-Philadelphia
December 3, 2020

Voting Information for Tomorrow

Your Polling Station: Before you leave your house to vote tomorrow, please double check your polling location, in case it has moved. Scorecard for PA and DE Politicians! Learn where politicians…

CAIR-Philadelphia
November 2, 2020

National Muslim Voter Virtual Town Hall, this Sunday, Nov 1

Register now for Sunday’s national Muslim Voter Virtual Town Hall and Phone Bank Party,” kicking off at 12 PM (ET). The event is being hosted by CAIR, MPower Change, Muslim American Society (MAS), the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), and sponsored by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP).

CAIR-Philadelphia
October 30, 2020

“What An Age We Live In” – New Video from CAIR-Philadelphia and Jacob Bender

This video by CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director Jacob Bender was first screened at CAIR-Pittsburgh’s Virtual Banquet on Oct 3rd.

Jacob Bender
October 10, 2020

CAIR-Philadelphia Donates Protective Equipment to Six Bucks County Hospitals

CAIR-Philadelphia is pleased to share a letter of appreciation from Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership for its donation of hand sanitizers and protective masks to six Bucks County hospitals operating under BCHIP. The donations were made on behalf of the area’s Muslim communities.

CAIR-Philadelphia
October 6, 2020

Long Live RBG!

And so, after holding on for so long, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. Long live RGB! Conscience of the nation! Mother of gender equality! The Muslim community mourns as well. During this inferno administration, burning with racism and the flames of violence, in case after case Justice Ginsburg defended the civil liberties of American Muslims...

Jacob Bender
September 21, 2020