NOTICE: Symposium Postponed
Due to weather concerns, the Muslim Women in Sacred Spaces Symposium has been postponed to February 6 — details will be posted to our website and Facebook event page as they emerge. Thank you.
Director’s Desk: Remembering Dr. King
When I was 12 years old, my parents took me to hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak at an outdoor rally for civil rights in the Watts section of Los Angeles. We were some of the very few white folks in the crowd. I can still remember the eloquent words pouring out of the man on the stage, the triumphant voice thundering for justice. The day after hearing Dr. King speak, I was back in school, and I must have mentioned the event to my social studies teacher, because she asked me to give a report to the class. That afternoon, some boys followed me after school, yelling "n*gg*r lover" at me for a few blocks.
Before midnight, help CAIR continue serving our community
Dear CAIR supporters, Assalamu alaikum, Peace be with you! The last hours of 2015 are here. This is your final opportunity to make a tax-deductible and zakah-eligible contribution to CAIR-Philadelphia for 2015. To donate, please visit CAIR-Philadelphia is funded 100% by…
CAIR-Philadelphia Responds to a Year of Crisis
[Download PDF Format] A Letter from Osama Al-Qasem President, CAIR-Philadelphia Dear Friends and Supporters: As-salamu alaykum! As 2015 draws to a close, I would like to review some recent events with you, especially as this has been a difficult year…
Upper Darby Press Conference Against Violence
Masjid Al-Madinah issued a statement (Download PDF) at a press event with the Upper Darby Police Department at 11:00am on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Speakers included: Michael Chitwood, Upper Darby Police Superintendent Kamal Rahman, President of Masjid Al-Madinah Asheq Fazlullah,…
CAIR Responds to Current Crisis
Following the tragic events in Paris and San Bernardino, the apparent anti-Muslim vandalism at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society mosque in Philadelphia, and the outrageous remarks by presidential candidates, CAIR-Philadelphia and our supporters spoke to numerous media outlets to represent the American…
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Investigation of Pig’s Head Thrown at Mosque
(PHILADELPHIA, P.A., 12/8/15) — The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed the ongoing investigations by Philadelphia police and FBI of an incident in which a severed pig’s head was tossed at a mosque on Sunday…
Jacob Bender on 900AM-WURD (audio)
CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director Jacob Bender was interviewed on 900AM-WURD (Talking Drumline program with Barbara Grant) about recent events in the nation and beyond, and the response of the Muslim community in Philadelphia.
Local Muslims React to Mass Shooting
While the motive of the shooters in San Bernardino is still unknown, many are worried that their religion will be a factor in how other Muslims are treated. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has more from local Muslims working to prevent backlash.