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…
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.
