Focus Article: What do a billion Muslims think? By Sara Reef and Zeeshan Suhail (Common Ground News) Despite widespread media coverage of global terrorism by various self-proclaimed “Islamic” groups from America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, little is known…
Final week for Winter 2009 MYLP applications! Deadline Extended: December 6, 2009! — Apply Now! — Message from the Civil Rights Director Dear CAIR-PA supporters, As Salaam Alaikum (Peace be upon you) It has been a difficult couple of weeks for Muslim…
Focus Article: Faith or Trauma: Questioning the Motivation of the Fort Hood Shooter by Louise A. Cainkar Major Nidal Hasan is undergoing social construction in the American mainstream media. Here we have a man who engaged in mass killing, a…
Dear Friends, As Salaam Alaikum (Peace be upon you), As you may be aware, a terrible incident occurred yesterday in Fort Hood, Texas. A Muslim American soldier went on a shooting rampage at the military base and has killed 13…
Fall 2009 Newsletter Released – Download PDF — ALERT: SWINE FLU THREATENS HAJJ SEASON Hajj travelers should get the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine as soon as possible. This year’s hajj will be a major contact point for the virus. It…
Focus Article: Charter puts a new face on the Golden Rule by Karen Armstrong and Archbishop Desmond Tutu On 27 September at the Vancouver Peace Summit, amongst some of the world’s most well-known peace-makers–including Nobel Prize winners and internationally-acclaimed authors–we…
Announcement: Muslim Youth Leadership Program Winter 2009 Conference (Media Relations) Now Accepting Applications — Focus Article: The confluence of civilisations by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Several months ago, President Barack Obama made a historic speech in Cairo seeking to redefine relations between America…
CAIR-PA In The News: Muslim youth forum stresses responsibility The Philadelphia Tribune October 10, 2009 The CAIR-PA Philadelphia Chapter launched a Muslim youth leadership program with an inaugural conference September 27. About 20 students, ranging from eighth to 12th graders,…
Focus Article: Bent on Confusing the Public about Islam: The Far Right Exploits Rifqa Bary’s Case to Distort Islam Louay Safi The Center for Security Policy (CSP) published recently an article on Rifqa Bary who converted to Christianity and ran…
