(HARRISBURG, Pa, 05/20/21) – Central Pennsylvania Committee of Masajid (CPCOM), ICNA Harrisburg, and CAIR-Pennsylvania are urging community members and interfaith allies to attend an emergency action in Harrisburg on Friday May 21 to speak out against Israel’s killing of over…
(PHILADELPHIA, Pa, 05/10/21) – The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israeli actions over the last week in Jerusalem that left over 200 injured. Ignoring the…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 5/7/21) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today called on North Penn School District to fully investigate and rectify its missteps that led to Sanaa Beaufort, a junior at North Penn High School…
Interview with Mohammed Zubairu, CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Committee President Last week, CAIR Philadelphia was honored to be able to share with a broader audience the work that we do and a few words about Ramadan and to highlight our Ramadan fundraising…
On this inaugural episode of Faithadelphia, the host Humna Rub, CAIR Advisory Board member, speaks to psychiatrist Dr. Karriem Lateef Salaam, psychotherapist Huma Raja, and BCBA Durriya Shamsi about mental health in the Muslim community and why it has remained…
It’s been a week since a Minneapolis jury found former cop Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the killing of George Floyd, and across the country most people were relieved. But for much of the Black community, it…
CAIR-Philadelphia welcomes the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd. In a statement, CAIR-Philadelphia Civil Rights Attorney Timothy Welbeck said, "A guilty verdict, while satisfying in that it brings a measure of justice to Derek Chauvin's heinous actions, it still is an incomplete measure. It will never bring back George Floyd, and it is just the first step in addressing unchecked police violence against people of color."
After former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on his neck in a case that touched off protests not just in Philadelphia, but around…
Since CAIR-Philadelphia’s inception, supporters like you have always responded to our call for financial help. So now, we’ve got to ask... Will you donate to CAIR-Philadelphia for our Ramadan Challenge Campaign?
