The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today condemned the targeting of Norristown Islamic Society with hate messages placed next to the mosque. The hate messages left by the suspect or suspects were discovered early Friday morning. Mosque administrators immediately reported the incident to Norristown Police Department, whose headquarters is within one-minute walking distance to the mosque’s building on Green Street in Norristown. The police department responded promptly and filed a report.

CAIR-Philadelphia expressed its support for Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner Richard Ross’ decision to discipline 72 officers identified as having posted racist and anti-Muslim messages on social media.

As previously reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Plain View Project published a database compiling racist Facebook posts from law enforcement officials across eight local jurisdictions. The database included posts and/or comments from 330 active Philadelphia police officers, including 15 at or above the rank of lieutenant. These revelations led to further investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau.

The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its interfaith partners, will hold a Town Hall meeting on Islamophobia near the US Army War College in Carlisle to draw attention to the College’s invitation — then “postponement” — of a public lecture on the so-called “Clash of Civilizations” theory between the West and the Islamic world by a well-known anti-Muslim activist. The Town Hall Meeting will include local politicians and religious leaders and provide an opportunity for the audience to talk about the controversy surrounding the events at the US Army War College, as well as the experience of Islamophobia in their own lives. The event is free and open to the public.

The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and coalition partners today welcomed the decision of US Army War College to “postpone” a lecture scheduled for June 19 by Islamophobic speaker Raymond Ibrahim.

On or about Tuesday, June 4*, the Muslim community in America will celebrate the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan with communal prayers and festivities around the country. The prayers mark the beginning of the Eid ul-Fitr or “feast of fast breaking” holiday, in which Muslims exchange social visits and seek to strengthen family and community bonds...