CAIR-PA has received a steady influx of complaints of discrimination. Today, CAIR-PA successfully resolved a case in which a Muslim woman was forced to remove her head scarf, or hijab, when entering a Prometric testing center. Prometric headquarters has disciplined…
Imagine that you are thirteen years old. You are one of the five or six Muslim students at your public school. Your classmates call you terrorist; they tell you to go back to your country. When you get on the…
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Nationwide, CAIR is launching a series of public service announcements designed to highlight the bonds and similarities between American Muslims and other religions. One features a New York City firefighter who responded to the World Trade Center and is a Muslim. Another features pastors of various faiths. "We were all a part of 9/11. I have family in New York, and we were scared," said Conteh.
He was a 25-year-old South Asian Muslim working in a pharmacy in the Philadelphia suburbs with vivid memories of getting pushed around and even bullied in high school after the 9/11 attacks - but he thought that era was all in the past. That thought changed one afternoon in summer 2009, when he was working a long line at the pharmacy counter and two middle-aged white women accused him of being too slow - then told his manager to "watch this kid, otherwise he's going to blow up the store."Google Calendar iCalendar (.ics) Upcoming Events: Muslim Youth Leadership SummitSAVE THE DATE: June 8, 2024 Past Events: 2024 General Events Muslim Community Day at the Delaware Capitol (April 25, 2024) Taraweeh at City Hall (March 29, 2024) CAIR-Philadelphia Annual Banquet…
(View Press Release) (See Media Coverage Links) Official Remarks of Moein Khawaja, CAIR-PA Civil Rights Director: (Download PDF) I’d like to thank all members of the media for attending. As you know, the Foreign Policy Research Institute has teamed up…
If you’re in middle or high school, chances are at some point you had to break down the meaning of Islam to your friends or explain how Islam is against terrorism to your classmates. With media saturated with negative images…
CAIR-Philadelphia’s Education and Outreach programs empower community members to fully embrace their civil liberties. Our workshops aim to educate the broader community about Islam and Muslims and seek to foster mutual trust and cooperation. Our education programs focus on: Know…
