Know Your Rights Workshop Presented at Islamic Society of Delaware
CAIR-PA Civil Rights Director Moein Khawaja and Immigration Attorney John Yahya Vandenberg of the Hogan & Vandenberg Law Firm presented a Know Your Rights workshop to about one hundred participants at the Islamic Society of Delaware in Newark, DE this past Saturday, February 13, 2010.
Topics covered included: Your rights as an employee, student, traveler, immigrant/non-citizen, encounters with law enforcement, your responsibilities as a Muslim American and much more.
All participants received free literature and were given the opportunity to ask questions. A highlight of the presentation was a short film by Muslim Advocates explaining how to properly handle an FBI visit and invasive searches at an airport, two scenarios many at the workshop had previously experienced. After the workshop, many attendees said they felt better prepared and empowered to assert their rights should they ever face discrimination.
E-mail Moein Khawaja at info@philadelphia.cair.com to request a workshop for your community.
See http://www.hvimmigrationlaw.com/ for information on John Yahya Vandenberg and his law practice or if you are looking for an excellent immigration attorney.
Attend a Know Your Rights workshop near you:
- February 26, 2010, Friday, at Arab American Center for Corporate Development (Part of the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society main building located at 1501 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA) at 2:00 pm.
- February 27, 2010, Saturday, at Masjid Ar-Rahman (723 Merchant Street, Coatesville, PA) at 11:00 am.
Moein M. Khawaja
Civil Rights Director
