CAIR-PA participates in the Mid-Atlantic Dialogue between Catholics and Muslims
CAIR-PA Civil Rights Director Moein Khawaja traveled to Somerset, NJ on May 6, 2010 to give a presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Dialogue between Catholics and Muslims.
Mid-Atlantic Catholic-Muslim dialogue
Inter-religious education and the danger of stereotypes were discussed at the 14th annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Dialogue between Catholics and Muslims, in Somerset, NJ, May 5-6.
Teaching in public school with hijab or religious garb: illegal in Pennsylvania
CAIR-PA is looking for case examples where public teachers were forbidden to wear religious clothing. Please email Moein Khawaja at info@philadelphia.cair.com if you or a teacher you know has experienced a problem concerning religious wear at school.
CAIR-PA Hosts Philadelphia Premiere of ‘Inside Islam’
Free Screening and Forum (PHILADELPHIA, PA 5/11/10) – On June 5th, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) and the New Jersey chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA-NJ) will host a screening and discussion…
CAIR-PA Holds Muslim Youth Leadership Conference
"It is important that students are proud of the social contributions of Muslims in our community, and it is equally vital that we continue to have dialogues and to collaborate with others from different faith traditions so that we can all make Philadelphia a better place to live"
MYLP Spring 2010 Complete
Muslim Youth Leadership Conference: Spring 2010 Community and Interfaith Relations We would like to congratulate all the students who have successfully completed the Spring 2010 Muslim Youth Leadership Conference. We pray that the students learned new facts about the Muslim…
Muslim Youth Leadership Conference (MYLP) This Weekend!
Participating in the Muslim Youth Leadership Program is an opportunity for you to meet mentors, other talented high school students from the Greater Philadelphia area, and to learn practical skills that will help empower the Muslim community in the years…
Thank the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles
Dear CAIR-PA Supporter, CAIR-PA has thanked the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for its “prompt and appropriate action” in offering an apology to a Muslim driver in that state who was initially refused the right to take her driver’s…
Delaware DMV Apologizes to Muslim Over Hijab Incident
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/13/10) –- The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today thanked the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for its “prompt and appropriate action” in offering an apology to a Muslim driver in that state…