Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers?
Lasting for eight days every Spring, Passover commemorates the time when God sent Prophet Moses to free the Hebrew slaves from their bondage in Ancient Egypt.
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Our community is the best! We are grateful for your support!
On behalf of our chapter, we want to thank our community for showing up so strongly for our banquet despite disingenuous attacks. We had a sold-out and beautifully diverse room full of community members from across the region! View 2024…
CAIR-Philadelphia to Join ‘Pilgrimage for Peace’ from Philadelphia to D.C. Demanding Gaza Ceasefire
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 2/1/2024) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today announced that it is joining a coalition of faith leaders, artists, and activists on the “Pilgrimage for Peace” to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. From…
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes State College Borough Council Resolution to Support Gaza Ceasefire
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 12/21/2023) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed State College Borough Council’s call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, first introduced in…
2023 End of Year Letter
I am proud to say that we have nearly doubled our budget and issue campaigns in the last five years. Our staff and board members have worked diligently to keep the pressure on elected officials and create opportunities to engage…
Young Professionals Bonfire
On Saturday, November 18th, 2023, CAIR-Philadelphia held its second Young Professionals Event at the Khair Community Center in Phoenixville. The goal of our Young Professionals events is to connect with the 21-35-year-old Muslims within our community. The Young Professionals Bonfire…
CAIR Received 1,283 Complaints Over Past Month, an ‘Unprecedented’ Increase in Complaints of Islamophobia, Anti-Arab Bias
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released data showing an “unprecedented” increase in complaints of anti-Muslim or anti-Arab bias in the month since the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine.
CAIR-Philadelphia in the News (October-November 2023)
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CAIR Slams House’s ‘Hypocritical, Racist’ Censure of Palestinian-American Muslim Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
CAIR today condemned the House of Representatives for censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the lone Muslim Palestinian-American woman in Congress. She is being targeted for daring to support Palestinian human rights and calling for a ceasefire in response to Israel's ruthless killing of more than 10,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including more than 4,800 children.