To the Editor, With over a billion and a half nonviolent Muslims around the world, the Muslim community of Philadelphia was shocked and saddened by the recent murders in Paris at the offices of Charlie Hebdo and at a Jewish…
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/7/15) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a shooting attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and repeated its defense of freedom…
The New Year has arrived, and CAIR-Philadelphia’s 2015 Annual Banquet is just around the corner! The gala event will be held on Saturday evening, March 7th, 2015, 5:00 pm – 9:45 pm, at beautiful Springfield Country Club, in Springfield, PA.…
Sponsored by Amana Foundation, Sakina Collective, Bryn Mawr MSA, Iqra Institute, Islamic Community Center of Lancaster Free event – Register at Dr. Ingrid Mattson presents “Status, Class, and Labor Exploitation – a Human Problem, a Muslim Problem.” Social justice is vital…
The Philadelphia Chapter of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announces an Essay Contest for students in two categories: Grades 6th-8th, and 9th-12th. The winners in each category will receive a gift card and a…
As most of you know by now, I am not a Muslim. I spend my days, and many evenings, however, working for the nation’s preeminent Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. And so, since starting as CAIR-Philadelphia’s Executive Director in October 2013, I have been asked, and sometimes confronted, with the question: “Why would a Jew work for a Muslim group, especially one that has been accused of being connected to terrorism?”
As-Salamu Alaikum, Your ongoing generosity has enabled CAIR-Philadelphia, “the voice of the Muslim community,” to continue its mission to defend area Muslims facing private or public discrimination because of their faith. Despite false charges and bigoted attacks, CAIR persists as…
PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) and co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit yesterday on behalf of a Muslim congregation called Bensalem Masjid, challenging the township’s denial of their variance application to build the first mosque in…
Dear CAIR-Philadelphia Friends and Supporters: Beginning November 24, 2014, our new mailing address will be: CAIR-Philadelphia 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 Please forward/share this message with your contacts and join us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn! Phone calls…
