October 10, 2012 Outreach and Communications Director conducted an Islam 101 and Women in Islam presentation at Gwynedd-Mercy College. About 40 students and faculty attended, and found the presentation both enlightening and informative. She addressed common stereotypes of Muslim women…
All good things must come to an end. Indeed, 2012 was a good year, but we are moving into 2013 which will be a great year! We would like to share a few accomplishments and strongly urge you to financially…
During the past week, Civil Rights Director and Staff Attorney Amara Chaudhry has engaged in multiple activities towards her goal of strengthening the relationship between CAIR-Philadelphia and the larger Philadelphia-area legal community.
CAIR-Philadelphia provides opportunities and programs for young Muslims to dispel myths about their faith, participate in community events and address critical civil rights related issues that they are facing. Staff participated in the annual Philadelphia Interfaith Children and Youth Festival…
As Salaamu Alaikum (Peace Be Upon You), Our Ramadan fundraising goal was to raise $80,000 to cover our yearly budget. We are pleased to report that with your help, we’ve raised $43,000 to date. We thank you for the investment that…
Dear Friends, This Ramadan, I urge you to support CAIR-Philadelphia so that we can continue to provide high-value services to the Philadelphia-area American Muslim community. In the past year, our Civil Rights Department has taken on a number of high-profile…
"We do get calls, 'Hey, I've been asked to be an informant - I've been asked to record the Friday sermons of my imam and pass them along to the FBI,' " said Moein Khawaja, 28, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Philadelphia, a civil-rights advocacy organization. "A lot of these people are immigrants," he continued. "They'll say, 'Look, I'm a student, I'm an immigrant, I just want to get by and get my work done, and the FBI says this is what will happen to me if I don't do it.'
"... 9/11 hit us twice. First of all, our country was attacked. Muslim-Americans also died in the towers. Also, our faith was tarnished. We've always wanted to share in the loss [of the people who died in the attacks] with fellow citizens, but we've always encountered doubt and suspicion. My organization started in 2005 precisely because community leaders had seen an increase in backlash - in school bullying, workplace backlash."Women in Islam Presentations Rugiatu Conteh, Outreach and Communications Director, conducted Women in Islam presentations at the Osher Institute of Lifetime learning and the Center for Retirement Learning last week. We’ve received many requests for this presentation as the discussion…
