(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 3/9/2023) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today applauded advocacy efforts by Muslim students and parents that resulted in school districts adding the Eid ul-Fitr (EED-UL-FITTER), the holiday marking the end of the Ramadan fast,…
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed the arrest of the suspect allegedly involved in vandalism targeting Masjidullah - The Center for Human Excellence mosque in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 2/26/2023) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR- Philadelphia) today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism targeting a West Oak Lane Mosque. Security cameras caught a male…
As many of you know, I hail from Turkiye -- I am the only member of my family living in the US. As I sat by my laptop at 2 AM Monday morning, I saw the news coming from Turkiye and Syria. What was not immediately clear at that point is that the earthquake that hit the region is one of those once-in-a-century disasters that we are accustomed to read in history books.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 2/1/2023) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist propaganda pamphlets in Springfield Township in Montgomery County, including in…
Although we each come from different faith backgrounds, last month we all thanked God when the news broke that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract at Berks County Detention Center was ending.
On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director Dr. Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu attended the inauguration of Josh Shapiro, the 48th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
CAIR is primarily a non-profit, tax-exempt American organization mostly focusing on protecting the civil rights of American Muslims. Occasionally, however, we feel compelled to comment on or reprint the opinion of others on matters of great importance to this community.…
Over the weekend of January 7-8th, 2023, middle and high school students from all over the greater Philadelphia area and Delaware joined CAIR Philadelphia at the Islamic Cultural Center of Willow Grove (ICCWG) for the 2023 Winter Muslim Youth Leadership Summit
