Moein Khawaja on 900AM WURD (audio)
CAIR-PA Executive Director Moein Khawaja was a guest on "Al B in the Afternoon" on 900AM-WURD, Monday, September 13, 2010
CAIR-PA discusses the anniversary of 9/11 amid controversy (video)
Pa. mosque opens peacefully near synagogue, church
Last week, the Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations sponsored an event for community members to tour the mosque, learn about the faith, observe evening prayers and share dinner. "If you get to know your neighbors, you are less inclined to be fearful of them," CAIR-PA Executive Director Moein Khawaja said.
Coalition Sponsors Interfaith Gathering on 9/11
We Cannot Remain Silent: Promoting Unity and Strength (Philadelphia, PA 9/9/2010) – On Saturday, September 11th, a coalition of civil rights, interfaith and religious groups will be holding a peaceful interfaith gathering to unite Americans of all faiths on the…
Challenge Quran Desecration with ‘Learn, Don’t Burn’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/9/2010) — CAIR is asking Muslims and other people of conscience to support a major educational initiative in response to an extremist Gainesville, Fla., church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11. SEE: Muslim Group…
CAIR-PA reacts to possible quran burning cancellation (video)
2 American Muslims talk about their faith on the eve of 9/11
Moein Khawaja: Open discourse and the freedom of conscience and speech is an absolute requirement for Islam to flourish. Extremism emerges where freedom is suppressed. Islam is a religion and not a government system; it flourishes in communist China, in the repressive monarchy of Saudi Arabia and in the democracy of America. Islam is healthier and reaches its full potential when practiced within the political context of a democratic culture.
CAIR-PA Executive Director debates lower Manhattan mosque (video)
CAIR-PA Executive Director Moein Khawaja debates the lower Manhattan mosque with Tea Party activist and constitutional law professor on NBC10's @issue.
CAIR-PA takes action against Islamophobia (video)
"They said that Islam is a false religion, and it really disturbed a lot of the people that were inside," said Rugiatu Conteh, with the Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR. She was at the mosque during one of the incidents. "If they knew how much we had in common, they wouldn't do acts like that."