Under a blistering sun, I joined nearly 100 activists and religious leaders from the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities who had gathered yesterday on the steps of the Montgomery County Court House to voice support for Sanaa Beaufort, an African American Muslim student at North Penn High School in Montgomery County.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 07/12/21) – CAIR-Philadelphia today decried the decision of Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele decision to charge Ms. Sanaa Beaufort, a Black Muslim student at North Penn High School. Ms. Beaufort was attacked by two students in…
CAIR-PA Delegates Take Part in Online 6th National Muslim Congressional Advocacy Week #MuslimHillDay CAIR-PA organized and joined virtual advocacy meetings with multiple Senators and Members of Congress from Pennsylvania and Delaware, bringing together Pennsylvania and Delaware Muslims who met virtually…
Join Mohammed Zubairu, President of CAIR-Philadelphia, and Dr. Asif Ilyas, Chair of EMGAGE-PA, for the inaugural episode of CAIRing & EMGAGEing. The two men share some of their own perspectives as Muslim Americans and introduce the concept of the program…
Slavery made this nation rich. At its height, slavery was a $3 billion-plus industry and a major engine of the U.S. economy. Industries throughout the states both supported, and were supported by, slavery. By 1850, 80% of American exports were the product of slave labor. The estimated value of enslaved people increased 500% between 1790 and 1860, from $200 million to around $3.059 billion.
At CAIR-Philadelphia, we are committed to our mission of promoting justice and mutual understanding! To that end, we are sharing this letter from Students for Justice in Palestine (SPJ) - UD with our communities. We applaud all students and community advocates for speaking up against inconsistent policies and for selective engagement with students who advocate for Palestine.
Join CAIR-PA for a virtual visit to Capitol Hill to advocate for: House and Senate: Supporting Palestinian human rights (Including: H.R. 2590) House: Creating a State Department Islamophobia envoy position. House: Recapturing diversity visas lost due to the Muslim and…
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/26/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joins the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), and other justice organizations and activists for the National March for Palestine in Washington, D.C., taking place…
To the Editor: Re “Younger Jews in U.S. Facing an ‘Identity Crisis’” (front page, May 20): I am not one of these younger Jews. I am an older American Jew for whom the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been the abiding issue…
