Community members, interfaith clergy, and political leaders to gather at South 6th and Lombard Street on Friday 10:30 am (PHILADELPHIA, PA – 5/15/2024) – On Friday, May 17, a group of community members, interfaith clergy, civic and political leaders plan…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 5/10/2024) – The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pennsylvania), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, denounced University of Pennsylvania for violently disbanding the encampment at Penn and calling on the Philadelphia…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 5/9/2024) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the region’s only Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, denounced the University of Pennsylvania for placing 6 students on mandatory leave, banning them from being present…
CAIR-Philadelphia today joined greater Philadelphia-area mosques and Muslim community organizations in issuing an open letter calling on area college presidents and school district leaders to respect pro-Palestine students’ First Amendment rights and to refrain from disciplinary action and enacting police violence at anti-genocide protests.
We write today with a sense of joy and enthusiasm as yesterday we experienced a historic day in Delaware. After months of preparation led by our Delaware coordinator Abeer Jafil and Advocacy Projects Director Asiyah Jones, we launched the Inaugural…
Lasting for eight days every Spring, Passover commemorates the time when God sent Prophet Moses to free the Hebrew slaves from their bondage in Ancient Egypt.
The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), in partnership with Islamic Relief USA and affiliates, is once again organizing its annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, slated to occur on Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30, at…
CAIR yesterday released its 2023 civil rights report, which reveals the highest number of complaints it has ever received in its 30-year-history. Nearly half of all complaints received in 2023 were reported in the final three months of the year.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/2/24) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro yesterday hosted an Iftar dinner at his official residence. CAIR-Philadelphia welcomes government officials’ acknowledgement of key religious holidays. At the same time, during one of the most painful episodes for our Muslim…
