Dear Friends of CAIR-Philadelphia, I know. These appeal letters can be exhausting and you are probably receiving 2 or 3 a day now especially because we are in the last 10 days of Ramadan. So I’m going to do something…
Over 100 guests participated in CAIR-Philadelphia’s Second Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner at the Friends Center in Center City Philadelphia. Representatives from the Jewish and Christian communities joined with Muslim friends in celebrating the breaking of the daily fast during the…
In an emotional press conference organized by CAIR-Philadelphia, Muslim, Jewish, and Christian religious leaders joined a spokesperson from the LGBT community and a city official to denounce the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, FL. Those speaking at…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 6/13/16) – Muslim, Jewish, and Christian religious leaders and city officials, together with representatives from the LGBT community, will gather today for a press conference to condemn the horrifying mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub that left at…
The Sacred Month of Ramadan is one of the greatest gifts from God the Creator to humankind, for it commemorates the month when the Glorious Quran began to be revealed. This is why the Holy Month, according to Islamic scholar…
I saw him in person once. It was during his exile from the ring, after his championship title had been stripped from him by the white establishment that controlled the sport. But to the African American community, he was still “The Greatest,” and in summer of 1967, Muhammad Ali was the Grand Marshal of the annual parade through the Watts section of Los Angeles. My parents, fervent supporters of the civil rights movement, decided to take my brother and I to the parade as an act of solidarity with the people of Watts – whom only two years before had revolted in a spontaneous rebellion against American apartheid. As we drove through Watts, we could still see dozens of burned-out stores.
by Chris Fuchs NBC News Following New York City’s lead, Philadelphia will add two Muslim holy days to its school calendar, the city announced this week. The move will affect Philadelphia’s 134,538 public school children who will be given the…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 6/1/16) – After nearly a year of intense effort, working with the Philly Eid Coalition, the Council on American-Islamic Relations Philadelphia Chapter is proud to announce that the Philadelphia School District will add two Eid holidays to its…
On or about June 6, the Muslim community in America and around the world will begin the month-long fast of Ramadan. During the month, CAIR-Philadelphia hosts and promotes various“Sharing Ramadan“ events throughout the area. These events allow American Muslims to share…
