Resources for Our Community re: Palestine Advocacy
As our community is going through a difficult time, I want to provide resources to help with your advocacy and potential civil rights needs from CAIR-Philadelphia that serves both PA and Delaware.
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Announcing our First Ramadan Matching Challenge
Salam Alaykum dear CAIR-Philadelphia Supporter, On this blessed day of jummah we are sharing a video update from our Civil Rights Attorney Timothy Welbeck as well as a matching challenge — a generous donor announced if we can collect $5,000…
Director’s Desk: An Expression of Thanks and Request for Du’as for Syria and Turkiye
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.
2022 End-of-Year Letter
In 2022, our office worked tirelessly to advocate for our community, to be the first line of legal defense, and to invest in our youth and principled activism. We are presenting a glimpse of our work and invite you to continue your support of CAIR-Philadelphia with an end-of-year gift.
Back to School Resources: Know Your Rights as a Student + Educator’s Guides
As the school year is approaching it is important that everyone is aware of their rights as a student, educator, parent, and community member. CAIR-Philadelphia is always here to work with you for matters including inequality and discrimination within your school/workplace.
Know Your Rights as a Student
As the school year is approaching it is important that everyone is aware of their rights as a student, educator, parent, and community member. CAIR-Philadelphia is always here to work with you for matters including inequality and discrimination within your school/workplace.
CAIR Issues New Islamophobia Report Exposing More Than $105 Million Funneled to 26 Anti-Muslim Groups by Mainstream Charitable Institutions
CAIR’s new “Islamophobia in the Mainstream” report shows that Islamophobic organizations remain active and continue to receive large sums of money through private family foundations and mainstream donor-advised funds that are ultimately used to spread misinformation and perpetuate stereotypes about Muslims and Islam.
2021 End-of-Year Letter
In 2021, our office continued to identify new ways we could continue our ongoing fight against Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia, and bigotry in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to build relationships with local elected officials and like-minded organizations to work on real change.
CAIR-Philadelphia to Represent Black Muslim 6th Grader Allegedly Humiliated by Teacher, Calls on District to ‘Acknowledge Harm and Take Responsibility’
CAIR-Philadelphia today called on Darby Township School at Southeast Delco School District to acknowledge alleged harm, fully investigate and rectify any missteps that led to a 6th grade Black Muslim student at Darby Township School reportedly to be humiliated and forced to kneel by his homeroom/math teacher.