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The Pittsburgh Muslim Community and the Pittsburgh chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) started raising funds to cover victim’s current and future medical expenses and to pay for the services of an attorney as the family is filing charges against the perpetrator. This crowd funding page has been Read more…

CAIR-Pittsburgh Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Attack on Muslim Student  (PITTSBURGH, PA,12/17/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for an attack on a Muslim student Read more…

CAIR Pittsburgh board and staff were present on Tuesday, October 30th to partake in a protest hosted by Bend The Arc. All present were protesting against Trump’s visit and were demanding him and the Republican Party to fully denounce white nationalism, stop targeting and endangering all minorities, cease assault on immigrants Read more…

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/1/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Muslim communities nationwide to step up security measures in the wake of recent hate incidents nationwide. CAIR issued its call following the killings of two African-Americans at a grocery Read more…

CAIR Pittsburgh Expresses Solidarity with Jewish Community After Deadly Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack Muslim civil rights group offers houses of worship booklet outlining stepped-up security measures. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/27/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Jewish community Read more…

CAIR-PA PITT Executive Director Please click link above for attached PDF with more details. 

Photos taken by: Omar Akhtar CAIR Pittsburgh held their annual banquet on September 29, 2018 at Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, with Keynote speaker, Linda Sarsour, Civic Empowerment by Kareem Kandil, Fundraising by Salah Almoukamal, and Entertainment by Mo Amer. The event brought in over 250 people, making the event a success, from Read more…