(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 9/23/05) – The Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philly) is pleased to announce a class that it will offer at the Foundation for Islamic Education entitled “Understanding Islam & Muslims through History and Jurisprudence.” This…
Islamic group says safety and religious accommodation are compatible (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 9/21/2005) – The Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philly) today offered to help mediate a dispute over whether Muslim firefighters in that city may wear beards…
(Philadelphia, PA, 9/18/05) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday participated in The National Constitution Center’s Second Annual “America Reads the Constitution” celebration. To celebrate the anniversary of this great American document, American Muslims joined…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 8/25/05) – The newly established Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philly) is pleased to announce a class that it will offer at the Chester County Night School entitled “Understanding Islam & Muslims through History.” This…
English, Arabic, Urdu radio anti-terror PSAs released (Philadelphia, PA, 7/29/05) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday offered its support for a fatwa, or Islamic religious ruling, against terrorism and extremism issued by the Fiqh Council of North America…
CAIR to release English, Arabic, Urdu radio versions of anti-terror PSA (Philadelphia, PA, 7/28/05) – On Thursday, July 28, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to release…
Adeeba Al-Zaman, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic relations (CAIR), said the group has met with British representatives in Washington, and has condemned the attacks. "We're offering our condolences," she said. These events are unfortunate."
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 7/8/05) – At times of international crisis, the number of anti-Muslim incidents nationwide tends to go up. CAIR-Philadelphia is asking that American Muslim community leaders read and implement safety measures outlined below: MUSLIM COMMUNITY SAFETY KIT TABLE OF…
Madina Hasson of Mechanicsburg, a nurse who volunteers as a community organizer among midstate Somali immigrants, contacted Justin Peyton, director of civil rights for CAIR in Philadelphia. They met Jan. 11 with Amy Rafferty, human resources director for Arnold Logistics,…
