(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/25/11) –- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) tonight welcomed President Obama’s support for the American Muslim community in his State of the Union address before Congress. In tonight’s address, the president said: (The quote below is from the…
As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum (peace be unto you), A Pennsylvania public high school teacher taught his students that Islam is inherently violent and that Shariah law prescribes barbaric punishments. Traumatized by this repeated exposure, a Muslim student in his class told her…
On Saturday, December 11, CAIR-PA staff and board members, along with local Muslim leaders with the Council of Islamic Organizations of PA (CIOPA), participated in the FBI’s Community Relations Executive Seminar Training (CREST) program at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Center. The…
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/24/2010) — CAIR today issued an updated travel advisory for those concerned about new airport security measures involving full-body scanners and more invasive pat-downs. Background: Earlier this year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began phasing in full-body Advanced…
Penn. governor-elect urged to ban surveillance by Jon Hurdle in Philadelphia at Reuters.com Civil rights activists on Wednesday urged Pennsylvania Governor-elect Tom Corbett to order State Police and state Homeland Security officials to halt any surveillance of protest groups deemed…
“Comments and things that people say,” warned Rugiato Conteh, Outreach Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Philadelphia, “they increase Islamaphobia. They increase hatred against Muslims. They increase hate crimes.” “I did not plan the terrorist attacks on 9/11,” said Conteh, “so why are people associating me with the people who did?”
On Oct. 7, her first day of work, a district manager visited the Dover store and ordered her to remove the scarf or work in the store's stockroom. She told the manager that she wore the scarf for religious reasons. He told her the chain did not allow anyone to display their religion and then dismissed her in front of the other workers, said Moein Khawaja, executive director for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Bare Feet Shoes agrees to re-hire employee fired over Islamic scarf (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 10/19/10) — The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today thanked Pennsylvania-based retailer Bare Feet Shoes for agreeing to re-hire a Muslim employee fired…
CAIR-PA Executive Director Moein Khawaja comments on cartoonist Lars Vilks, who is visiting Philadelphia.
