The essence of xenophobia is to extend to an entire group the actions of the few. Prof. Ira Sharkansky of Hebrew University, in his article “Muslims, Jews, See the World Differently” (San Diego Jewish World, Feb. 24) follows this simplistic and bigoted line of discourse to conclude that valuing “human life” and opposing “bloodshed as a means of settling disputes” are just not “Muslim ways or perspectives.”
[This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending an interfaith banquet in Atlanta, Georgia, sponsored by MACE (Muslim American Community Enhancement), a largely African American Muslim organization. I was honored to receive MACE’s “Bridge Builder of the Year Award”…
Member, CAIR-Philadelphia Advisory BoardFormer Executive Director and Former Creative Director, CAIR-Philadelphia Jacob Bender brings to CAIR-PA decades of activism promoting mutual respect and understanding between Muslims, Christians, and Jews around the world, and on behalf of peace and justice movements…
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…
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A heartfelt thanks to all those that responded to our action alert urging the public to reject the smearing of CAIR-PA in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Council on American-Islamic Relations Pennsylvania (CAIR-PA) represents you, and you have shown that defamation…
Open response to smear column against CAIR in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Mr. Benyamin Korn and Jewish Americans for Sarah Palin
Open response to smear column against CAIR in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Mr. Benyamin Korn and Jewish Americans for Sarah Palin See: And: Copy-pasting nonsense from the internet can be easily refuted. Below is a line by line…
Whether by opposing mosque construction, encouraging racial profiling, or fomenting anti-immigration sentiment, right-wing politicians are lining up to bash Muslims and prove their supposed patriotism before November. Here in Pennsylvania, the extreme right has decided to attack Rep. Joe Sestak as anti-Israel just because he spoke to the Muslim American community.
