Nearly 700 CAIR-Philadelphia supporters and invited guests filled the Springfield Country Club ballroom on March 15 for our chapter’s 8th Annual Banquet. It was a joyous affair for all who attended. The evening program began with a welcome by our…
Salam Alaikum, It should come as no surprise to any of you when I write that Muslim Americans and the Muslim community are facing a number of great challenges today Discrimination in the workplace by both our government and private…
November 22, 2013 Day of Dignity in Philadelphia October 28, 2013 Press Conference and Solidarity Vigil at Islamic Society of Delaware August 14, 2013 Muslim Youth Leadership Program at Zubaida Foundation July 28, 2013 On Sunday, July 28 the Sharing…
CAIR-Philadelphia continues its efforts to educate Muslim young people in the Philadelphia region, through our Muslim Youth Leadership Program (MYLP), about how to deal with verbal and physical bullying, and how to respond to bigoted attacks on Islam, The Prophet…
Within the last two weeks, our Legal Department has received two new intakes pertaining to anti-Muslim harassment, bullying, and bigotry in public schools. The first case involves “educator misconduct” in which a faculty member in a rural Pennsylvania school made…
So establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the Messenger; that you may receive mercy. (Qur’an 24:56) As-Salaam-Alaikum! As many of you know, I began work on Oct. 1st as CAIR-Philadelphia’s Executive Director. As I begin my first year on…
Last week, CAIR-Philadelphia Legal Director Amara Chaudhry-Kravitz served as the course planner for a program devoted to the “right to counsel,” a legal right guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution and commemorating the 50th anniversary of…
We hope the past month has strengthened your piety and resolve, while enjoying and sharing the time with friends, family and community. Part of that resolve is for each of us to pay our fair share in helping those less…
As-salaamu alaykum and Ramadan Mubarak to you and your family CAIR Philadelphia IS your most effective Muslim-American civil rights organization that defends our community from mosque oppositions and vandalism, hate crimes and discrimination against our businesses, bullying of our children…
