CAIR-Philadelphia legal director, Amara Chaudhry, served as course planner for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s continuing legal education course, How to Litigate a School Bullying Case last Friday, April 12. This training, which Amara began planning almost a year ago, was…
Outreach and Communications Director Rugiatu Conteh conducted an anti-bullying presentation at the Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (MCCGP) on Friday. About 50 youth and their parents attended the presentation and learned how to identify and address school bullying. Some…
October Spotlight: National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month “Terrorist.” “Osama.” “Towel Head.” “Go blow something up.” These hateful words and statements are the source of torment for many youth in our community. Anti-Islamic rhetoric and Muslim bashing has left Fox News and…
That’s right, a few months ago a young Muslim called CAIR-Philadelphia’s office expressing suicidal thoughts due to extreme school bullying. We immediately took necessary steps to resolve the situation, and the youth is doing fine now. School bullying and harassment…
CAIR-Philadelphia would like to congratulate youth of Voorhees Islamic Center for the successful completion of a MYLP workshop last Sunday. Participants were very engaged and asked many questions. One point of discussion was properly dealing with religious bullying and teasing. How should a student go about reporting being bullied because he or she is Muslim?
As we reflect on Juneteenth and the ongoing work of building an anti-racist future, we are happy to report another successful Muslim Youth Leadership Summit where we took steps to contribute to that future. On June 8, 2024, we trained…
CAIR-Philadelphia invites you to participate in our school experience survey seeking to produce data points on the experiences of Muslim students and parents with bullying and discrimination in their schools/school districts. Translation services available. Please share with your networks! Questions?…
Total requests for help and reports of bias represent 172 percent increase over same period in the previous year (WASHINGTON, DC, 12/7/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released new…
