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…
Following are descriptions of some of our current legal cases: CAIR-Philadelphia successfully represented a woman who wanted to wear an ankle-length skirt as part of her uniform as an employee of the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA). Initially, the PPA refused…
Jacob Bender on The Nick Taliaferro Show WURD, Sept. 24 — Jacob Bender on The Dom Giordano Show WPHT, Sept. 22 – Listen Below: — Jacob Bender in The Delaware News Journal/Delaware Online
Yesterday, at a Donald Trump campaign event in Rochester, New Hampshire, a man wearing a “Trump for President” t-shirt made the following statements when called upon by the billionaire candidate: “We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims.” “You know our current president is one. You know he’s not even an American.” “Anyway, they have training camps growing where they want to kill us.” “When can we get rid of them?”
Jacob Bender, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations here in Philadelphia, attributes Mohamed’s arrest to fear. “CAIR specifically and the Muslim community in general see this as a glaring example of Islamphobia, xenophobia, and anti-Muslim hysteria which has…
