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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…
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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…
Class offers insight into Christianity, Islam, Judaism
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."
National Call-In Day for Gaza
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…
CAIR-PA Seeking Volunteer Activists
(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;…
Sign Gaza “Peace and Justice” Online Petition
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…
Urge Congress, President to Stop Israeli Massacre in Gaza
(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…
Thank Fox for ‘Simpsons’ Episode Challenging Islamophobia
(LOS ANGELES, CA, 12/3/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to thank the Fox television network and the creator of “The Simpsons” for a recent episode that used comedy…
We are Muslims. So what?
Gen. Powell questioned those who were stirring up anti-Muslim fervor: "I'm also troubled by ... what members of the party say ... such things as, 'Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.' Well, the correct answer is, 'He is not a Muslim. He's a Christian.' ... But the really right answer is, 'What if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country?' The answer's 'No, that's not America.' Is there something wrong with some 7-year-old Muslim American kid believing that he or she could be president?"