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…
As the Executive Director of the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, I believe your readers should be aware that many Muslim organizations, including ours, have condemned the recent brutal murders in the Jerusalem synagogue. CAIR's national statement reads in-part, "We condemn this and any other attack on a house of worship and urge all parties in that holy city to refrain from actions that further inflame religious tensions."
I had the pleasure of representing CAIR at several venues these past weeks. First, on Nov. 3, I gave a talk at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. About 100 people (faculty, students, and community guests) turned out to hear my talk about my experiences working for one of the leading institutions in the American Muslim community.
This month, Ryan Tack-Hooper, our staff attorney, is initiating a suit against a landlord who discriminated against a Muslim family. The landlord illegally refused to renew a lease to the Muslim family in an attempt to resolve a conflict created…
I will be speaking about CAIR and Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA on Monday evening, Nov. 3. I will also be screening my documentary film, "Out of Cordoba," at New African Center on Friday night, Nov. 14.
Jacob Bender on KYW Newsradio, October 6, 2014
We — the undersigned leaders, clergy, religious scholars representing the mosaic of faith communities in Philadelphia — strongly condemn the content of the anti-Muslim ads targeted for SEPTA. The real purpose of these ads, bought and paid for by anti-Muslim…
“We’re happy that the NFL clarified the rule so that there’s no perception of a double standard,” said C.A.I.R Staff Attorney Ryan Tack-Hooper. “CAIR and the NFL have bigger problems than a penalty in a blowout game.”
CAIR-Philadelphia Staff Attorney Ryan Tack-Hooper appeared on Business Matters (WFMZ Ch. 69) with Tony Iannelli with a panel discussing ISIS.
