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10th Annual Banquet, September 29th at Pittsburgh Marriott City Center
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On Aug 25th Pittsburgher residents marched to rally for anti-war. Thomas Merton Center and CAIR Pittsburgh and several other organizations endorsed the rally and participated in the march. The march began at Schenley Plaza and ended at CMU’s campus. The raging grannies presented a song protesting U.S. wars. The marchers Read more…
CAIR Pittsburgh hosted their annual Iftar dinner during Ramadan for people of all faiths. The theme was Living Our Faith: Defending Freedom with speeches by, Nadia Khawaja, Shahum Ajmal, and Jamal Craig and a Quran recitation by Khadija. The audience of about 120 people responded well and enjoyed a buffet Read more…
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.