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(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 3/20/2023) – The Philadelphia Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today called a disparaging remark about Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by Penn State Wrestling athlete Aaron Brooks on ESPN following his victory at the NCAA Wrestling…
On behalf of our chapter, we want to thank our community for showing up so strongly for our banquet. We had a beautifully diverse room full of community members from across the region!
(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.
