2023 Primary Elections in Pennsylvania are on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 Based on your county, the following offices will be on the ballot: Special state legislative, State Supreme Court, intermediate appellate courts, school boards, municipal governments, and local ballot measures. Check your polling station or check the status of your mail-in ballot, learn about your rights, and more! Read more…
CAIR-Pennsylvania and Emgage Pennsylvania Urge Support for HB789-790 Eid Holiday Bill Package (PHILADELPHIA & PITTSBURGH, PA, 5/5/2023) – The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pennsylvania) and Emgage Pennsylvania today expressed support for the HB789-790 bill package at the Pennsylvania State House that seeks to designate Eid Read more…
New CAIR Civil Rights Report Reveals First-Ever Drop in Total Complaints, Sharp Rise in School Incidents Progress in the Shadow of Prejudice’ documents 5,100+ total complaints received nationwide in 2022, representing a 23 percent decrease since the previous year. (PITTSBURGH, PA, 04/11/2023) – Today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Read more…
CAIR Community Advisory: Template Offered for Requesting Religious Accommodations for Muslims Students This Ramadan, Eid (PITTSBURGH, PA, 3/21/2023) – The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, released a template message for American Muslim parents to request Read more…
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Racist Homecoming Message by Pine-Richland School District Students, Calls for Restorative Process (PITTSBURGH, PA, 9/8/2022) – The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist homecoming message displayed by a Pine-Richland School Read more…
CAIR-Pittsburgh Supports Probe of Complaints Alleging Bias, Misconduct by Judge Anthony Mariani (PITTSBURGH, PA, 7/6/2022) – The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for an investigation of complaints alleging instances of bias and misconduct by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony Mariani. The Abolitionist Read more…
KYR: Guides in Dari, Pashto for Afghan Refugees The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, released ‘Know Your Rights’ guides in Dari and Pashto for Afghan refugees arriving in the United States following attempts by xenophobic politicians to incite bigotry and discrimination against them. Read more…
Muslim gains in political life slow, unsteady By: Anthony Moretti February 2022 News out of the United Kingdom and the United States over the past few days has served as reminders of how far Muslims must go in order to be fully accepted into public political life. In the UK, Read more…
CAIR-Pittsburgh EID Accommodation Letter for Students [DATE] PRINCIPAL/SUPERINTENDENTSCHOOL NAMEADDRESSCITY, STATE, ZIP CODEEMAIL | PHONE RE: Eid al-Fitr Religious Accommodations Request Dear [PRINCIPAL/SUPERINTENDENT]: My name is [name], and I am the parent of [student name], grade [number], at [school name]. [Student] is a Muslim, and [he/she] seeks accommodations to allow [him/her] Read more…
Silence speaks louder than words By: Anthony Moretti January 2022 Perhaps the tide is turning. But even if it is, all of us who believe that anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions are wrong must remain vigilant. A couple of months ago, the FBI released its Hate Crimes Statistics report for 2020. Read more…