Muslim Youth Leadership Program
Imagine that you are thirteen years old. You are one of the five or six Muslim students at your public school. Your classmates call you terrorist; they tell you to go back to your country. When you get on the…
Watch 2011 Banquet Videos
We at CAIR-Philadelphia are still in the banquet spirit! Re-live the moment by watching clips of the evening on our YouTube channel. If you could not attend, don’t worry, here is your chance to catch up on what people have…
Post-Banquet Survey
CAIR-Philadelphia’s board and staff would like to send a heartfelt thank you for supporting this year’s banquet. We pray that you found it informative, educational and entertaining. The banquet was a major success with over 700 attendees! In order to…
Group’s banquet honors courageous Muslims
“The American Muslim community has been through many challenges over the last couple of years and has persevered,” said Osama Al-Qasem, president of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Philadelphia Chapter. “It is crucial that we do not waver but remain confident, empowered and resolute in continuing the push for a more just, equitable and tolerant America.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Philadelphia Chapter (CAIR) held its fifth annual banquet last Saturday at the Springfield Country Club. The theme was “Advancing with Confidence.”
‘Too many mosques’ is a good thing
Greater Pittsburgh has about 10 mosques, including ones in Oakland, Monroeville and Ambridge. Each of these mosques came into being as a Friday prayer group, then developed into a Sunday school for children and then into a community center, where families gather to celebrate festivals and mourn when calamities befall them.
Moein Khawaja comments on anti-Muslim protests and increasing Islamophobia
Moein Khawaja appears on FOX 29 to discuss a hate protest in California, along with shariah bans and Peter King's anti-Muslim congressional hearings.
CAIR rebukes criticism from Libertarian writer
A local Libertarian commentator recently caused a stir when he asked freshman U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan, R-7, of Upper Darby, if he is “with us or against us” regarding a Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations annual banquet being held in Springfield March 12.
Response to Attacks on CAIR-PA Banquet and Congressman Pat Meehan
“CAIR is an Islamic group that forwards the false belief that Islam is a ‘religion of peace’ when it is simply a terroristic world-dominating political movement and not a religion at all.” “The City of Chester is full of black…
Inside Islam Film Screening & Interfaith Dialogue
CAIR-Philadelphia along with the Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation sponsored a screening and interfaith dialogue of the documentary film, Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think last week. About 45 people of different faiths came together to have a real conversation on Islamophobia, American Muslims and the war on terror. Inside Islam debunks common stereotypes of Islam and Muslims based on hard facts. Research experts featured in the film discuss controversial issues highlighted by a world-wide Muslim public opinion poll conducted by the Gallup organization. Muslims in more than 35 Muslim majority countries and American Muslims reveal personal thoughts on terrorism, democracy and women’s rights.