(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…
(Princeton, 11/9/07) – The New Jersey and Pennsylvania chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ & CAIR-PA) conducted a presentation on Islam for the membership of the New Jersey chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…
(Philadelphia, PA, 11/08/07) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) hosted a presentation about Islam and Muslims to Conestoga High School students at the Foundation for Islamic Education, Villanova, PA on Thursday November 8, 2007. About…
Dr. Parvez Ahmed, current Chairman of the Board for CAIR and professor of finance at University of North Florida, opened the panel discussion by addressing the causes of Islamophobia. Ahmed suggested that "fear without reason," fueled by government policies and media attention, is the root cause of Islamophobia. Ahmed stated that policies toward Muslims have been driven by paranoia rather than pragmatism and that mass media continue to focus on "the narrow band of extremists."
Michael Savage tells Muslims ‘take your religion and shove it up your behind’ (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/1/2007) – CAIR today called on radio listeners of all faiths to contact companies that advertise on Michael Savage’s nationally-syndicated radio program to express their…
(Philadelphia, PA 10/31/07) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Pennsylvania (CAIR-PA) will host a seminar on the growing problem of Islamophobia and the ill effects of this hate-mongering upon American Muslims, their families and institutions on November 4 2007. The Philadelphia…
