CAIR-Philadelphia and CAIR-Pittsburgh, in partnership with CAIR National, contacted the Upper Merion Township Police Department on behalf of Mr. Hashmi and advocated for the identification, arrest, and charging of Mr. Hashmi’s assailant.
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CAIR-PA Calls for Probe of Possible Hate Crime After Video Shows Assault on Muslim Man Told ‘Go Back to Your Country’
CAIR today called on local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an assault – captured on video – on a Muslim man by an alleged attacker who is shown shouting “Go back to your country” during the incident.
Continue readingCAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Arson of Jewish Center at University of Delaware
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations today condemned the arson attack on the Chabad Jewish Center on the University of Delaware campus. According to the UD Campus Police, the Newark Police Department, and the Delaware State Fire Marshal, the fire, which took place late Tuesday night, August 25, has been officially ruled arson and caused approximately $75,000 in damage.
Continue readingCAIR-Philadelphia Calls for ‘Immediate Action’ Against Wisconsin Officers Who Tased, Shot Unarmed Black Man Jacob Blake in Back, in Front of His Children
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for “immediate action against any and all officers who violated the law” during a police encounter Sunday in Kenosha, Wis., that ended when an officer shot an unarmed African-American man numerous times in the back in front of his young children.
Continue readingCAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Trump’s Racist Attack on Muslim Congresswoman, Use of Anti-Asian ‘Kung Flu’ Term, and Defense of Confederate Traitors
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, strongly condemned President Trump’s racist attack this past Saturday on Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), during his first major campaign rally since the outbreak of COVID-19.
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