(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...
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 6/26/2024) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) for meeting with “genocidal war criminal” Benjamin Netanyahu.…
(HARRISBURG, PA, 6/25/2024) – The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today urged Pennsylvania residents to contact their state representatives to express opposition to proposed legislation SB1260 (“Stand with Israel Act”), which is aimed at prohibiting boycotts and…
As we reflect on Juneteenth and the ongoing work of building an anti-racist future, we are happy to report another successful Muslim Youth Leadership Summit where we took steps to contribute to that future. On June 8, 2024, we trained…
We invite you to send and share our coalition letter, expressing strong opposition to the proposed legislation, SB1260 (“Stand with Israel Act”), aimed at prohibiting boycotts and divestments from the State of Israel. Visit bit.ly/SB1260 to read the letter and…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 6/24/2024) – On Tuesday June 25, attorneys from the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) and Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., will hold a press conference in Wilmington, Delaware, to announce their lawsuit against the University…
