Director’s Desk: Remembering 9/11
Looking back at the human carnage and geopolitical disaster wrought by the American invasion of Iraq, you might conclude that there were no heroes to be found in this quagmire. You would be wrong, however.
CAIR’s Victory Against Islamophobia
Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that the FBI’s watchlist of “known and suspected terrorists” violates the constitutional rights of US citizens placed in the database. Judge Anthony Trenga, a United States District Judge of the Eastern District of Virginia, ruled the federal government has failed to honor constitutional rights and liberties for individuals placed on a “watchlist” without notice and opportunity for the individuals to challenge that status in his decision for the case Elhady v. Kable.
Events & Updates: Back2School, GOTV, and Census 2020
Back2School: CAIR-Philadelphia Offers Resources for Students and Parents Back-to-School can be a stressful time for Muslim parents and students. CAIR-Philadelphia continues to work with multiple school districts to ensure Muslim students enjoy an equitable educational atmosphere that is free of…
Muslims in Philadelphia face more housing disadvantages than non-Muslims, report says. Some Philly Muslims don’t see a problem.
Until recently, many immigrant and first-generation Muslims lived in mostly white suburban communities without facing discrimination or hostility, said Jacob Bender, executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations in Philadelphia, a civil rights organization that advocates for Muslim Americans...
CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Bigoted Incident at Chestnut Hill Starbucks, Demands Apology for Muslim Customer
Approaching the ordering counter, Mr. Aziz ordered and paid for three iced-drinks and when asked, gave his name as “Aziz.” When the drinks were ready, a barista at the pick-up counter called out the kind of drinks, rather than the name of the customer, which is the customary procedure, as any regular Starbucks customer can attest to. CAIR-Philadelphia finds Starbucks’ behavior in this incident exceedingly deficient. After the incident in 2018 when two African American men were arrested in another Philadelphia Starbucks, one would have expected a greater commitment to religious and racial diversity from Starbucks staff.
CAIR-Philadelphia Condemns Trump’s Support for Israel’s Denial of Entry to U.S. Congresswomen
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Trump's support for the Israeli government's denial of entry to two U.S. Congresswomen (both of whom are Muslim), preventing one from seeing her grandmother and both from acting as firsthand congressional observers of Israel's anti-Palestinian policies and visiting one of the holiest sites in Islam.
CAIR-Philadelphia: “Blood from the El Paso Shooting Victims Leads to The White House Door”
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization (CAIR-Philadelphia) today said "blood of the El Paso shooting victims leads directly to the White House door." The shooter in the deadly attack in Texas allegedly issued a manifesto in which he said he was inspired by the massacre of Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, by a white supremacist, and alarmed by "the Hispanic invasion of Texas."
Hajj Travel Guide
DOWNLOAD PDF BEFORE TRAVELING Place valuables such as jewelry, cash, and laptop computers in carry-on baggage only. If you want to keep your digital content private, then consider deleting and shifting content to a cloud or leaving the device at…
CAIR-Philadelphia Responds to the PPD Firing of Racist Cops
The Philadelphia Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) expresses its support for Police Commissioner Richard Ross’ announcement that the Philadelphia Police Department will terminate more than a dozen police officers implicated in an investigation into racist and bigoted social media posts.