Jacob Bender on The Dom Giordano Program (audio)
Jacob Bender on WPHT (The Dom Giordano Program), September 29, 2014
Alert! Islamophobes Pay for Anti-Muslim Ads on SEPTA
CAIR-Philadelphia's staff attorney, Ryan Tack-Hooper, was interviewed on NBC10 about the Islamophobic ad campaign. He denounced the bigotry of Geller's ads while calling for the ignorant ads to be countered by compassion and reason.
Director’s Desk: At the Climate March
This past Sunday, Sept. 21, I was privileged to join over 400,000 of my fellow human beings in the largest demonstration in history to warn of the dangers of climate change to future life on earth.
Remembering 9/11: From Al-Qaeda to ISIS
A LETTER FROM JACOB BENDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CAIR-PHILADELPHIA Dear Friends and Supporters of CAIR-Philadelphia, As Salaam Alaikum: Exactly thirteen years ago today, on that late summer morning of September 11, 2001, the world — and the American Muslim community —…
Upcoming MYLPs for Parents
CAIR-Philadelphia continues its workshop series of “Muslim Youth Leadership Programs” for adults, expertly designed to help parents support their children facing Islamophobia and questions of identity during their formative years. These workshops are free and open to the public. September…
Legal Updates
In addition to his regular duties this summer, Staff Attorney Ryan Tack-Hooper taught a course on legal writing and reasoning to international students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The class focused on getting students to write and speak…
Jacob Bender Interview on El Zol 1340 WHAT-AM (audio)
CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director Jacob Bender was interviewed on El Zol 1340 WHAT-AM. He discussed CAIR, world events, and his documentary film, Out of Cordoba. Listen to the show below:
Director Jacob Bender on WHAT (El Zol), August 30, 2014
Because of the interest in CAIR and the Muslim community, Jacob will be interviewed again this coming Saturday morning, Sept. 6 at 8:00 am, on Radio El-Zol, WHAT-AM 1340. Listen and call in with a question or comment!
Director’s Desk, August 14, 2014
On Friday, Aug. 8th, I joined CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Committee member Iftekhar Hussain at the Islamic Society of Delaware for jumah. Iftekhar gave a wonderful khutba on the theme of how Allah (SWT) requires us to respond to injustice in the world, which was much appreciated by the community in light of the events in Gaza this summer. Following the khutba, I also addressed the community on the same theme, and specifically about the anger and sadness I feel as an American Jew watching Israel’s brutal attacks against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Press Release: CAIR Reiterates Condemnation of ISIS Violence, Religious Extremism
(WASHINGTON, DC, 8/11/2104) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reiterated its condemnation of the “un-Islamic and morally repugnant” violence and religious extremism of the Islamic State of Iraq and…