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| Philadelphia schools partner with Muslim advocacy group for more 'inclusive' education | ||
| 2025-09-01 | ||
| [FoxNews] The Council on American-Islamic Relations announced its partnership on Instagram The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced Monday that its Philadelphia chapter will partner with local schools to make them more "inclusive." In an Instagram post, the Muslim advocacy group said it was working with Philadelphia schools this year to ensure that students feel "seen, safe and supported" by "building more inclusive schools" through an educator’s guide, training sessions and workshops. Among the educational resources on CAIR's website is a guide titled "Remembering and Reflecting: Teaching September 11, 2001 in Diverse Classrooms." The guide features tips on teaching lesson plans, such as avoiding certain terms like "jihadists" and discussing bigotry against Muslims. "Avoid using language that validates the claims of the 9/11 attackers by associating their acts of mass murder with Islam and Muslims. For example, avoid using inaccurate and inflammatory terms such as ‘Islamic terrorists,’ ‘jihadists,’ or ‘radical Islamic terrorists,’" the guide states.
The website at one point promoted a workshop, "American Jews and Political Power: Myth or Reality," which examined "the controversial topic of Jewish political power in the U.S." This section has been removed from the website.
"Jacob's workshop was never taught in schools, has not been available since he retired, and is obviously not part of our work with Pennsylvania or Philadelphia public schools," the statement added. "We will also examine the heated debate inside the Jewish establishment over Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands and learn about the young Jewish activists who are supporting the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) campaign against Israel," the website previously stated. Other seminars and workshops include "Out of the Blue: Police Conduct Seminar," "What is Sharia?" and "Fake News: Mass Media," which CAIR said was "designed to analyze and critique media representations and its coverage and typecasting of Muslims and people of color." Fox News Digital has reached out to CAIR Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia for comment. CAIR faced criticism in 2023 after its executive director and co-founder, Nihad Awad, said he was "happy" to see the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. "The people of Gaza only decided to break the siege — the walls of the concentration camp — on Oct. 7," Awad said. "And, yes, I was happy to see people breaking the siege and throwing down the shackles of their own land and walk free into their land that they were not free to walk in." At the time, the Biden administration condemned the "shocking, antisemitic statements in the strongest terms." Earlier this month, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., called on the IRS to revoke CAIR’s nonprofit status, citing alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. Related: CAIR: 2025-08-21 DHS pulls funding from groups with ‘alleged terrorist ties' after watchdog report CAIR: 2025-08-18 Why Were Arrivals From Gaza Halted? Sick kids brought in by Heal Palestine, group led by MB’s Holy Land Foundation’s fundraiser CAIR: 2025-08-13 Why Hamas is not listed as a terror org. Related: Holy Land Foundation: 2025-08-19 Beto's Fundraising for Wayward Texas Democrats gets an Expanded TRO Holy Land Foundation: 2025-08-18 Why Were Arrivals From Gaza Halted? Sick kids brought in by Heal Palestine, group led by MB’s Holy Land Foundation’s fundraiser Holy Land Foundation: 2025-03-01 Controversial Muslim charity (CAIR) accused of links to Hamas settles lawsuit rather than disclosing sources of funding | ||
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