Judge: SEPTA buses can be plastered with Hitler’s mug

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"These ads are despicable and false, but fall under First Amendment protections," Jacob Bender, executive director of the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), said Thursday. "We have no problem with the judge's ruling, but have a great amount of antipathy for AFDI pushing a clearly hate-inspired, anti-Muslim message on the citizens of our fair city. One can only imagine the revulsion that tens of thousands of Muslim citizens will feel getting onto SEPTA buses and trolleys" bearing the ad.

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CAIR-Philadelphia exists to serve the Delaware Valley Muslim community. We are therefore committed to responding to the concerns of the community and always looking for ways to improve the services we provide. Consequently, it would be most helpful to us…

Director’s Desk: Remembering Malcolm

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This past Saturday, Feb. 21, marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom in the year 1965. I was a teenager when I first read "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," and I can still remember the emotional impact it had upon me as a white student involved in the Civil Rights Movement, as well as upon my political development. The book was my first real introduction to the religion of Islam, and led to my life-long dialogue with its faith and the Muslim community.