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Our Critique to Gov. Shapiro on WHYY News

CAIR-Philadelphia Collage

In a statement to WHYY News, Ahmet Tekelioglu, the executive director of CAIR-Philadelphia, a Muslim advocacy coalition, called on the governor to meet with Palestinian and Muslim leadership in the state “who have long advocated for full human rights and dignity…

And the Oscar Goes to … Our Community! 💌

Banquet Stage
On behalf of our chapter, we want to thank our community for showing up so strongly for our banquet. We had a beautifully diverse room full of community members from across the region!

Professor Khalidi in The New York Times

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash

CAIR is primarily a non-profit, tax-exempt American organization mostly focusing on protecting the civil rights of American Muslims. Occasionally, however, we feel compelled to comment on or reprint the opinion of others on matters of great importance to this community.…

2022 End-of-Year Letter

Asiyah Jones at MSA East Conference
In 2022, our office worked tirelessly to advocate for our community, to be the first line of legal defense, and to invest in our youth and principled activism. We are presenting a glimpse of our work and invite you to continue your support of CAIR-Philadelphia with an end-of-year gift.

Jacob Bender Honored at ISNA Interfaith Banquet

We are honored that our former executive director and current creative director Jacob Bender received an award at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Annual Convention in Chicago to recognize his years of service to the American Muslim community and to CAIR. Thank you, Jacob, for your ongoing service to our communities!

Former athletic trainer says Agnes Irwin School illegally fired her for social media posts critical of Israel

Natalie Abulhawa, a 24-year-old Palestinian American, says she was fired in November, 10 days after starting as an athletic trainer at the all-girls school. The issue cited by school officials, she said, was a profile about her hosted by a website that bills itself as documenting “individuals and organizations that promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews on North American college campuses.”

2021 End-of-Year Letter

2021 – End of Year Letter graphic
In 2021, our office continued to identify new ways we could continue our ongoing fight against Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia, and bigotry in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to build relationships with local elected officials and like-minded organizations to work on real change.