(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 01/22/08) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to urge their elected officials to immediately intervene to put an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The crisis…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 1/14/08) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) yesterday gave a presentation about Islam and Muslims to some 15 sixth-grade students and their parents at the Islamic Society of Greater Valley Forge. “Visits by…
(Philadelphia, PA 1/10/08) – The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) announces its support for Philadelphia Police Officer Kimberlie Webb’s appeal for religious accommodation. CAIR-PA is one of nine signatories to an amicus brief submitted to the…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 1/10/2008) – Some 50 people turned out yesterday for a workshop offered by the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) on the Quranic view of people of other faiths. The workshop, titled “Islam and the…
(Philadelphia, PA, 12/27/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Pennsylvania (CAIR-PA) today condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed this morning in an attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. At least twenty other people died in…
(Philadelphia, PA, 12/17/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today participated in an ecumenical presentation on Islamic religious holiday traditions at Springton Middle School in Media, PA. Some 150 7th graders and their teachers attended…
(Philadelphia, PA, 12/13/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) recently held a workshop on “Jesus in the Qur’an” at the Pottstown Presbyterian Church in Pottstown PA. Some 30 church members participated in the meeting which…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 11/20/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) recently conducted a town-hall meeting on “US Foreign Policy and Iran” on the campus of Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. Some 30 students and faculty…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 11/15/07) – The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) recently presented a workshop, called “Introduction to Islam and Islamophobia,” to the Interfaith Dialog Group at Shir Ami Synagogue in Newtown. Some 30 adults and students…
