On April 11, Jacob Bender, Executive Director of CAIR-Philadelphia, was interviewed about the Linda Sarsour/Geico controversy on the radio program "Evening WURDS with Nick Taliaferro".
Video Below: A CAIR-Philadelphia Webinar with local Palestinian-American activists Sireen Sawalha, Mohammed Lami, Mazen Khalil, and Khalil Bdier.Thursday, June 3, 2021 | 6 – 7:30 PM
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/26/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joins the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), and other justice organizations and activists for the National March for Palestine in Washington, D.C., taking place…
Video Below: Held Thursday, July 2, 2020, 7:00 – 8:30 PM A CAIR-Philadelphia Webinar Hosted by Jacob Bender (CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director) Featuring: Eman Abuawada (Students for Justice in Palestine) and Sonya Meyerson-Knox (Jewish Voice for Peace Media Program Manager).
This Passover, which falls between April 19 – 27, CAIR-Philadelphia, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Tikkun Olam Havurah (a Reconstructionist Synagogue) are hosting a Passover seder dedicated to the Palestinian struggle for national independence and self-determination. This unique and historical collaboration between social justice activists in both communities is proof that Jews and Muslims are not the eternal enemies some would see us as.
CAIR-Philadelphia's upcoming events and community calendar.
Vote for Justice — May 19, 2026 | CAIR Philadelphia Vote for Justice 2026 Your voice Survey Why this matters Register Plan to vote Find your polls Bring people A Voter Guide for Muslim Pennsylvanians Vote for Justice. May 19,…
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 4/26/2026) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Muhlenberg College to promptly and transparently investigate an incident in which a…
View Photo Album Coalition Demands U.S. Investigation; Family Members Remain Stranded in Palestine Amid Airspace Closures (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 3/4/2026) — The family of slain U.S. citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam will speak publicly for the first time at a press conference on…
