Focus Article: Perception Management: Source of the Eternal Conflict between Good and Evil by Dr. Robert D. Crane The foreign and domestic policy crises of the current Administration may be blamed someday on Barack Obama if he does not solve…
Focus Article: The Issue of Riba in Islamic Faith and Law by Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina Perhaps one of the most difficult issues in Islamic concern for fairness in business dealings is its prohibition of business transactions that call for charging…
Focus Article: Muslim in America: a ‘voyage of discovery’ Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst. The last time she’d worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and…
Focus Article: Time to Embrace the Muslim World as a Partner, not an Enemy by Hadia Mubarak A shift in U.S. foreign policy that embraces the Muslim world as a partner rather than an enemy is not only possible, but…
Iftekhar Hussain, who moved to the United States from Bangladesh 26 years ago, has been teaching classes in the Delaware Valley area for the last 6 or 7 years, he said. He helped found CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Pennsylvania chapter. Part of the nonprofit's mission statement, Hussain said, is to educate and help spread the true ideas of Islam, especially in a post Sept. 11, 2001, world, where he believes Muslims face discrimination. "We address this issue through education."
A number of groups are designating January 16th, 2009, “National Call-In Day for Gaza.” Calling is quick, easy and effective. Call your national elected representatives through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. You will be asked to give your ZIP…
(Philadelphia, PA 1/12/09) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) is seeking motivated volunteers activists to join our new Data Maintenance Team. Members of this team will maintain existing databases; insert, delete, and modify entries;…
CAIR has launched an online petition drive to collect one million signatures urging our nation’s leaders to speak “in favor of peace and justice for all parties in the current humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip.” To sign the…
(PHILADELPHIA, 12/28/08) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) is calling on people to ask their Congressional Representatives and the President to demand an end to the massacre underway in Gaza, and educate their Congressional Representatives…
