Welcome Asiyah Jones as Youth Leadership and Advocacy Projects Coordinator
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.
CAIR Releases ‘Know Your Rights’ Guides in Dari, Pashto for Afghan Refugees
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…
Remembrance & Resilience: American Muslims 20 Years After 9/11
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,…
Director’s Desk: On this 9/11…
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.
On the anniversary of Sept. 11, local Muslims contemplate what they’ve endured the last 20 years
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…
Immigration and Policy Resources for Afghanistan
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…
We Need Your Voice! 9/11 Survey (closed)
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
Avoiding Anti-Muslim Tropes While Discussing Afghanistan
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday urged elected officials and media outlets not to engage in anti-Muslim tropes or misuse Islamic terms when commenting on the crisis in Afghanistan. CAIR…
Director’s Desk: Nagasaki + 76
Seventy-six years ago today, the Japanese city of Nagasaki was destroyed by a single American atomic bomb, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945.