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.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 8/10/2026) — The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today criticized Haverford College’s decision to resolve litigation that improperly conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and risks undermining academic freedom and the rights of students advocating for…
(PHIALDEPHIA, PA, 6/8/2026) — On Tuesday, June 9, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) will join students, community members, and advocates at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, Pennsylvania, for a press conference in support of the individuals…
As Senator Fetterman casts deciding vote against resolution to curb Trump’s war powers, Philadelphia elected officials join Jewish and Muslim Philadelphians to stage public call out. (PHILADELPHIA, PA, 5/15/2026) — At 10am on Friday, May 15th, dozens of Philadelphians from…
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