Dear Friends, This Ramadan, I urge you to support CAIR-Philadelphia so that we can continue to provide high-value services to the Philadelphia-area American Muslim community. In the past year, our Civil Rights Department has taken on a number of high-profile…
Outreach and Communications Director Rugiatu Conteh and Civil Rights Legal Intern Farah Khan attended an Interfaith Candlelight Vigil at Love Park in Center City to honor victims of the Sikh temple shooting. Rugiatu spoke briefly expressing how Muslims stand…
COMMUNITY NOTICE Asalaam Aalaikum (Peace be upon you), I’m sure that you are aware of the tragic shootings that occurred at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin on Sunday and a second arson attack on a Missouri mosque yesterday morning. In…
Civil Rights Director Amara S. Chaudhry represented a CAIR-Philadelphia client in a trial-type adjudicatory hearing before a federal administrative judge on July 18th. At issue was whether our client is susceptible to “foreign influence” and therefore unworthy of the federal…
Last week, we were contacted by an American Muslim man who reported that he was unable to visit a close George W. Hill Correctional Facility, a private prison operating in Delaware County, because the “Visitor Dress Code” prohibited visitors who…
Outreach and Communications Director Rugiatu Conteh conducted a presentation about Muslim Women, Spirituality and Contemporary issues at a Fielding Graduate University gathering last week in Alexandria, Virginia. About 30 to 45 students attended the presentation and asked questions relating to…
We join you in welcoming this season of spiritual renewal and fellowship! This week, Muslims in the Delaware Valley and around the world began the month-long fast of Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – 7/20/2012) – This week, Muslims in the Delaware Valley and around the world began the month-long fast of Ramadan (rom-a-don), the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from food, drink and other…
Federal Employee Denied Promotion Because of “Foreign Influence” UPDATES You may recall an email sent from us late last year informing you of a new National Security case that we were working on – This case is ongoing, and staff is…
