CAIR-Philadelphia joins the #BoycottHilton Coalition* of more than 40 American and international organizations, with an educational leafleting campaign on Saturday, Oct. 16, outside Hilton Worldwide hotels in Philadelphia and Allentown over that corporation’s licensed construction of a Hampton Hotel on the site of a bulldozed mosque in the Uyghur region of China.
To mark the beginning of National Bullying Prevention Month, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is providing this document of resources to combat anti-Muslim bigotry in the classroom. Research has demonstrated that Muslims face bullying at twice the rate of the national average.
At CAIR-Philadelphia we are pleased to welcome your new staff member, Asiyah Jones, who joins our office as the Youth Leadership and Advocacy Projects Coordinator.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, released ‘Know Your Rights’ guides in Dari and Pashto for Afghan refugees arriving in the United States following attempts by xenophobic politicians to incite bigotry…
Survey of American Muslims Shows Most Have Experienced Increased Anti-Muslim Bigotry Since 9/11 While Community Has Become More Self-Confident, Civically Engaged National survey released as part of comprehensive CAIR report, ‘Remembrance & Resilience: American Muslims 20 Years After 9/11‘ (WASHINGTON,…
This past Saturday, the 20th Anniversary of the attacks on the US on September 11th, 2001, Jacob Bender spoke at the official Philadelphia memorial service for the First Responders — 343 NYC firefighters and paramedics, 23 NYC police officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers.
Islamophobia existed here and throughout the world long before Sept. 11, historians tell us. In general, though, Philadelphia is a “hospitable place for American Muslims, both African American and immigrants,” said Jacob Bender, executive director of CAIR Philadelphia, the Council…
New: ‘Know Your Rights’ Guides in Dari & Pashto CAIR-Philadelphia presents the resource document below, prepared by CAIR-California offices. We thank our colleagues for allowing us to share it. We express solidarity with the Afghan-American community. We call on the Biden Administration…
CAIR-National conducted a survey to better understand the impact and lived experiences of American Muslims 20 years after 9 The survey consisted of 20 multiple choice questions and all responses are anonymous. See Results and Report
