On April 14, 2018 CAIR Pittsburgh organized a movie screening of “Out of Cordoba.” Executive Director of CAIR Philadelphia and producer/director of the documentary, Jacob Bender, facilitated an interactive group discussion after the movie screening. More than 30 people attended the event, the movie depicted Jewish, Muslim, and Christian co-existence. Read more…
On March 17, 2018 CAIR Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), and Emgage co-sponsored a Civic Engagement Workshop at Pitt’s campus. After the workshop, CAIR Pittsburgh board member, Ishfaq Ahmad conducted a Know Your Rights Jeopardy Game. MSA members were divided into two teams, and they actively participated.
On March 16, 2018 CAIR Pittsburgh organized a Know Your Rights Jeopardy game at Attawheed Islamic Center. Board and staff members, Ishfaq Ahmad and Sister Noor Un Nahar, and Zohra Lasania were present at the event. Brother Walid of Attawheed masjid gave out the prizes, in addition to a dinner Read more…
On March 9, 2018 CAIR Pittsburgh organized a Know Your Rights Jeopardy game at MAP masjid. Board member, Ishfaq Ahmad conducted the game. It was well received by the audience, and the participants were given amazon gift cards as prizes.
By, Zohra Lasania Muslim sisters in hijabs are frequently subjected to bigoted religious and racial slurs. At CAIR Pittsburgh we receive reports of such hate regularly. Some sisters prefer to ignore and walk away, to avoid escalation. But some sisters handle it well with a response that could educate Read more…