(PHILADELPHIA, PA. 9/24/2024) – The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia and CAIR-Pittsburgh) condemned Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s remarks stating he “loved” Israel’s pager attacks in Lebanon that killed at least 32 people and injured more…
As CAIR-Philadelphia’s work expands to meet the new challenges our communities face, we are mindful that not everyone can join our events. But no worries, our new “Catch Up with CAIR-Philly” newsletter series will update you about some of our…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA 8/26/2024) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today condemned a neo-Nazi rally that took place in Harrisburg, the state capitol, on Saturday, August 24. “While we respect even bigoted racist groups’ right to freedom…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) today designated The George Washington University (GWU), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Emory University as “institutions of particular concern” at a press conference in Washington D.C. due to their creation of a hostile campus environment for Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish, and other students, faculty, and staff opposing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group also calls on Shapiro to detail what he did while serving in Israeli military during time of rampant war crimes (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 8/2/24) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 7/30/24) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) tonight expressed shock and concern about a shooting death in the parking lot of a local mosque and called for swift action by law enforcement authorities. According…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 7/15/2024) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed a hate crime charge for an alleged assault targeting an anti-genocide protester in Upper Merion Township. The suspect, Ilya Zaslavskiy, was taken into custody on Friday…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 7/3/2024) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today called on law enforcement to pursue hate crime charges in an assault targeting a pro-Palestine protester in Upper Merion Township. Earlier today, a 56-year-old woman…
Friday was my last day on the staff of CAIR-Philadelphia. Thirteen years ago, on a cold October morning, I left my apartment in Manhattan, pushed myself into an already jampacked NY Subway car to Penn Station where I boarded an Amtrak train to Philadelphia...
