CAIR-Philadelphia is regularly sought out by the media for comments after major events concerning Muslims and Islam. So it was, that in the first horrendous hours after the attacks in Paris, as news of the massacre by ISIS began to…
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Leaders from the local Muslim community are reacting to what happened in Paris, all of them condemning the attacks. They call ISIS a legion of psychopaths and murderous criminals.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/13/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned terror attacks in Paris that left many people dead and injured. In a statement, CAIR said: “These savage and…
Important FREE Presentation about the FBI and the Entrapment of American Muslims DOWNLOAD PDF FLYER WHEN: Sunday, Nov 15, 3:00 – 5:00 pm WHERE: Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 As has been reported in the America media,…
by Michael Matza, Philadelphia Inquirer HARRISBURG – Climbing stairs outside the state Capitol, Jacob Bender led about 50 men and women, some in kufis, some in hijabs, many chatting away in Arabic. In his pocket was the string of yellow…
CAIR-Philadelphia’s first annual MUSLIM CAPITOL DAY (MCD) was held last week on October 20 in Harrisburg. Over 60 participants from around Pennsylvania met with their elected representatives in the State Capitol Building in order to express the concerns of the…
by Michael Matza Philadelphia Inquirer HARRISBURG – Highlighting what they say is a national increase of anti-Muslim bias, triggered in part by the rhetoric of some Republican presidential candidates, about 50 amateur lobbyists affiliated with the Philadelphia chapter of the…
Last Wednesday, September 30, I travelled to Harrisburg with a group organized by the Arab American Institute (AAI) in Washington, DC and Marwan Kreidie, an AAI activist from Philadelphia. During the day, we met with Governor Tom Wolf, who signed “The Pledge to Combat Bigotry,” a public statement against anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hatred in politics.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE #### DOWNLOAD PDF Tuesday, October 6, 2015 (Philadelphia, PA) — On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Muslim Americans from around Pennsylvania, responding to the increase of anti-Muslim hatred in the country, will converge on the State Capitol Building…
